all right

all right

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awl rahyt]
- /ɔl raɪt/
- /ɔːl raɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awl rahyt]
- /ɔl raɪt/

Definitions of all right words

adjective all right If you say that someone or something is all right, you mean that you find them satisfactory or acceptable. 3
adjective all right All right is also used before a noun. 3
adverb all right If you say that something happens or goes all right, you mean that it happens in a satisfactory or acceptable manner. 3
adjective all right If someone or something is all right, they are well or safe. 3
convention all right You say 'all right' when you are agreeing to something. 3
convention all right You say 'all right?' after you have given an instruction or explanation to someone when you are checking that they have understood what you have just said, or checking that they agree with or accept what you have just said. 3

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Parts of speech for All right

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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all right popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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