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English
Etymology 1
Abbreviated from "oll korrect", a fanciful spelling of "all correct" as part of a fad for similar comical abbreviations (of which no others have survived) in the US in the late 1830s.
<!--Bill Bryson, The Mother Tongue, p. 165 (1990)-->

Alternative forms
O.K., okay, okey-dokey, k#Interjection|k, 'kay, m'kay, w:A-ok|A-OK <!-- disputed: ok, okeh, okey, -->

Noun
en-noun

1. endorsement; approval

#:We can start as soon as we get the OK.

Synonyms
approval, endorsement, green light, thumbs up

Translations
trans-top|endorsement; approval
Dutch: oké, groen licht, goedkeuring
Estonian: OK, olgu
Finnish: t-|fi|OK
Hindi: ठ�� (thīk)
Hungarian: t+|hu|OK, t+|hu|oké
Punjabi: ਠ�� (ṭhīk)
Spanish: t-|es|aprobación, t-|es|visto bueno, t-|es|okey
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Verb
en-verb

1. to approve

#:I don't want to OK this amount of money.

Adjective
en-adj

1. all right, permitted

#:Do you think it's OK to stay here for the night?

1. satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional

#:The soup was OK, but the dessert was excellent.

1. in good health or a good emotional state

#:He's not feeling well now, but he should be OK after some rest.

Synonyms
(all right, permissible): allowed, all right, permissible
(satisfactory): adequate, all right, not bad, satisfactory
(in good health or a good emotional state): fine, well

Antonyms
(all right, permissible): forbidden
(satisfactory): bad, inadequate, poor, unsatisfactory
(in good health or a good emotional state): ill, poorly, sick, under the weather, unwell

Translations
trans-top|all right, permitted
French: (be OK) t+|fr|aller (verb)
trans-mid
Italian: (be OK) andare bene (verb)
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trans-top|satisfactory
French: t-|fr|satisfaisant|m
trans-mid
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trans-top|in good health or in a good emotional state
French: (be OK): aller (bien) (verb)
Italian: (be OK): stare#Italian|stare bene (verb)
trans-mid
Latin: (be in good health) salveo|salv�re (verb)
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Adverb
en-adv

1. satisfactorily, sufficiently well

#:The team did OK in the playoffs.

Synonyms
(satisfactorily): adequately, satisfactorily

Antonyms
(satisfactorily): badly, inadequately, poorly, unsatisfactorily

Translations
Dutch: oké/oke#Dutch|oke, goed
Finnish: t+|fi|hyvin

Interjection
OK!

#An utterance expressing exasperation, similar to "all_right#Interjection|all right!"
#:OK! I get it! Stop nagging me!
#Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
#:OK, I'm thinking of a number...

Synonyms
all right
(sentence introduction) now, now then

Derived terms
okay
okey-dokey
k#Interjection|k
'kay
m'kay
A-OK
kthxbye

References
The Straight Dope's article on the etymology of "OK"

See also
w:okay|Wikipedia article on "okay"
w:Hand_gesture#OK|Wikipedia article on the "OK" hand gesture
w:A-ok|Wikipedia article on "A-OK" and the hand gesture

Etymology 2
abbreviation
OK

1. Oklahoma

Category:US States

Swedish
Adverb
OK

1. #English|OK, okay

Synonyms
okej

Adjective
OK

1. #English|OK, okay

Synonyms
okej

Interjection
OK

1. #English|OK, okay

Synonyms
okej

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fr:OK
ko:OK
hu:OK
pl:OK
ru:OK
tr:OK

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