The word "okay" generally means that something is good or fairly good. It’s a very popular response when someone asks you how you are doing:
I’m okay.
I’m doing okay. How are you?
Okay.
There are a few slightly different meanings for this word. Sometimes "okay" means that there are no problems or that a person is safe from harm.
The car looks okay.
The weather is okay today.
I saw you fall down. Are you okay?
The doctor says that Jeanna is going to be okay.
After the tornado passed, everyone in the town was okay.
It’s common to hear "okay" used with the preposition "with."
Are you okay with this?
Bob says he’s not okay with this situation. He’s very unhappy.
I’m okay with whatever everyone else wants to do.
As an adjective that describes the condition of a situation or a thing, "okay" is neither bad nor really good. Okay indicates satisfaction or acceptance:
This lasagna tastes okay.
The party last night was just okay.
I guess it’s okay if you borrow my car.
Yeah, that’s okay.
It’s possible to use "okay" as a noun. In this case, "okay" means permission.
Donna’s parents gave their okay when she asked them if she could go on a school trip to Washington, D.C.
We need your okay before doing any work on your house.
Mr. Reynolds gave his employees the okay to take a half a day off of work.
You can also use "okay" as a verb:
Mr. Reynolds okayed the request.
The city okays overnight parking on this street.
The federal government has to okay the project before it can be built.
There are a couple of variations for "okay."
okee-dokee
a-okay
Sometimes the word "okay" is repeated. This expresses frustration or a person submits to a request:
