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/oˈkei/

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Translation

okay, alright

Word origin

Borrowed from English OK (okay), an Americanism first recorded in 1839, generally explained as an abbreviation of the jocular spelling 'oll korrect'.

Origin
English
Root
OK
English cognates
okay

Examples

, , .

Okay, agreed, I will do it this afternoon without fail.

¿ ?

Everything okay on your end for the meeting?

, .

Alright, so we will meet on Monday at ten.

.

I sent her a message and she replied with an okay.

¿ ? .

Are you okay? You look a bit pale.

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This word is part of lesson 8.