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Pronunciation / Transliteration: in or-dnung
"Das ist in Ordnung für mich."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to express assent, agreement, or understanding.
"Okay, let's meet at the station tomorrow morning."
- 1
Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or performance.
"The movie was only okay, not nearly as good as I expected."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the United States in the 1830s, 'okay' is widely believed to be an abbreviation of the humorous misspelling 'oll korrect', meaning 'all correct', which was popular in Boston journalistic slang at the time. It gained massive global traction through telegraphy and international commerce, evolving into one of the most widely understood human utterances across the globe.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Okay" is said worldwide
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d'accord
Transliteration: da-kor
"D'accord, nous ferons comme ça."
in Ordnung
Transliteration: in or-dnung
"Das ist in Ordnung für mich."
va bene
Transliteration: va be-ne
"Va bene, facciamo così."
de acuerdo
Transliteration: de a-kwer-do
"De acuerdo, nos vemos más tarde."
tudo bem
Transliteration: tu-du bem
"Tudo bem, eu posso te ajudar."
ठीक है
Transliteration: theek hai
"ठीक है, हम कल मिलेंगे।"
好的
Transliteration: hǎo de
"好的，我们明天见。"
알았어
Transliteration: a-rat-seo
"알았어, 내일 보자."
いいですよ
Transliteration: ii desu yo
"いいですよ、明日会いましょう。"
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