Can someone give me the meaning of "ok"?

Question

It is the world's most known word, it is the most used word of the human being and yet the definition of it is... well... ok...

Answer 1

I think it originally comes from 'all clear', which phonetically abbreviates as O (= all) K (= clear). Alternatively the K could stand for 'correct'. I've heard that it comes from military and/or aviation, much like 'roger' and 'wilco'.

Answer 2

In the 1700s apple crates from the region of Kinderhook, NY, were marked "Old Kinderhook" and the abbreviated form became an acutely localized colloquialism meaning "good quality".
There is also the theory of it being a 19th-century abbreviation of "orl korreck", used by Bostonians engaged in the art of deliberately butchering the King's English (which they are wicked prone to do to this day).
Yet another is that it came from reports of casualties during the Spanish war of succession - 0 (zero) Killed = OK........
Interestingly, in Greek the sound "OK" is the same as όχι
(ochi) , meaning "No", so young ladies wishing their holiday romances to go further, should avoid saying OK when asked if they want to go to the disco!

Answer 3

Actually I think this is one of them abbreviations that came from Germany via America. In Germany they use the term "Alles Klar" but it is often pronounced "Olles Klar" meaning All is Clear (or yes I understand) - I used to live in Aachen and thats why I know this and this term is used where we would use the term OK so it stands to reason that this must be the origin. The term didnt appear in Britain until after the heavy American influence on our culture and language from the mid 20C. America has a number of German words such as Kindergarten etc which demonstrate the influence of a large number of German immigrants to the country. In fact the term "Kraut" meaning cabbage was used to refer to these immigrants because of the amount of cabbage they ate. Hope this helps....

Answer 4

This is the from www.dictionary.com


1. all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
2. correct, permissible, or acceptable; meeting standards: Is this suit OK to wear to a formal party?
3. doing well or in good health; managing adequately: She's been OK since the operation.
4. adequate but unexceptional or unremarkable; tolerable: The job they did was OK, nothing more.
5. estimable, dependable, or trustworthy; likable: an OK person.
–adverb 6. all right; well enough; successfully; fine: She'll manage OK on her own. He sings OK, but he can't tap dance.
7. (used as an affirmative response) yes; surely.
8. (used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) all right?; do you agree?
–interjection 9. (used to express agreement, understanding, acceptance, or the like): OK, I'll get it for you.
10. (used as an introductory or transitional expletive): OK, now where were we?
–noun 11. an approval, agreement, or endorsement: They gave their OK to her leave of absence.
–verb (used with object) 12. to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?

Answer 5

The meaning of the word 'OK' is determined by the context and pitch level. It may be all right in one sense, in another sense it may be permission. The full form of OK is okay.

Answer 6

I read once its an old Indian word taken over by the settlers in America and basically means allright. Okeh I think it was.

Answer 7

1
Function: adverb or adjective
Etymology: abbreviation of oll korrect, facetious alteration of all correct
Date: 1839

: all right

2
Main Entry: OK
Variant: or okay
Function: noun
Date: 1841

: approval, endorsement

3
Main Entry: OK
Variant: or okay
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: OK'd or okayed ;
Date: 1888

: approve, authorize

4
Main Entry: A–OK
Function: adverb or adjective
Date: 1959

: very definitely OK

5
Main Entry: OK
Function: abbreviation

Oklahoma, outer keel

Answer 8

OK means All Correct

Answer 9

It is allegedly meant to be 'All Correct'. However the person who apparently wrote this wasn't very clever at spelling and so wrote 'Ol Korrect'. This was then abbreviated to OK.

Answer 10

it is used in may ways, byt the most common uses are to agree with some 1, to give in to something or to clarify something, and to express your understanding.