ALL RIGHT


Meaning of ALL RIGHT in English

1. safe; sound: Are you all right?

2. yes; very well; OK: All right, I'll go with you.

3. (used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) OK?; do you agree?: We'll deal with this problem tomorrow, all right?

4. satisfactory; acceptable: His performance was all right, but I've seen better.

5. satisfactorily; acceptably: His work is coming along all right.

6. without fail; certainly: You'll hear about this, all right!

7. Informal. reliable; good: That fellow is all right.

8. (a) bit of all right , Brit. quite satisfactory (used as an understatement): The way he saved that child's life was a bit of all right.

[ 1100-50; orig. adv. phrase; cf. ME al ri ( g ) ht indeed, straightway, at once, late OE eall riht just (as) ]

Usage . See alright .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .