OK
verb/əʊˈkeɪ/
/əʊˈkeɪ/
(also okay)
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they OK | /əʊˈkeɪ/ /əʊˈkeɪ/ |
| he / she / it OK's | /əʊˈkeɪz/ /əʊˈkeɪz/ |
| past simple OK'd | /əʊˈkeɪd/ /əʊˈkeɪd/ |
| past participle OK'd | /əʊˈkeɪd/ /əʊˈkeɪd/ |
| -ing form OK'ing | /əʊˈkeɪɪŋ/ /əʊˈkeɪɪŋ/ |
- OK something to officially agree to something or allow it to happen synonym approve
- She filled in an expenses claim and her manager OK'd it.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- The Senate Committee has OK'd the bill.
- The chairman OK'd the request.
- The property has to be valued before a mortgage loan is OK'd.
Word Originmid 19th cent. (originally US): probably an abbreviation of orl korrect, humorous form of all correct, popularized as a slogan during President Van Buren's re-election campaign of 1840 in the US; his nickname Old Kinderhook (derived from his birthplace) provided the initials.
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