What does OK actually mean?

Answer 1

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwordorigins/ok go here it helps.

Answer 2

Okay is a term of approval or assent, often written as OK, O.K., ok, okay, okee, or more informally as simply kay, k or kk. When used to describe the quality of a thing, it denotes acceptability. However, its usage can also be strongly approving; as with most slang, its usage is determined by context.

The word "okay" is currently the single-most-used word on Earth, owing to its common employment in a vast number of cultures and languages.
There are several theories about the origins of this word, some of them apocryphal and none of them conclusive, although the suggested origin as an initialism of oll korrect (a misspelling of "all correct") has relatively widespread support

Answer 3

Unfortunately technically it means approval of something, so when acknowledging someone said something you really need to avoid the word. I tried "Oh" one time and made sure I avoided saying "OK" to acknowledge that a student said "We have tutoring" and sat down with another student. I was a substitute and later one claimed to a regular teacher that I had given approval for the two of them to be there. I later told one of them I had not and she said that I had and misquoted me as having used the word "OK". She was wrong but if I had used the word "OK" to acknowledge having heard what was said I might actually have thought she legitimately thought that I had given approval.
It's kind of horrible because there's really no other word except "Oh" and that one doesn't sound good so I don't know anything that works well.

Answer 4

Okay:
1. All right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control
2. Correct, permissible, or acceptable; meeting standards
3 .Doing well or in good health; managing adequately
4. Adequate but unexceptional or unremarkable; tolerable
5. Estimable, dependable, or trustworthy; likable
6. All right; well enough; successfully; fine
7. (used as an affirmative response) yes; surely
8. An approval, agreement, or endorsement
9. 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

it has many meanings depending on the situation. ok as a response that u understand wat they said could just be a word of a response showing their words got through to u. another meaning could be, like when i get my tests back they tend to put an x on my questions and then cross it out and then say ok, which means again, they understand and everything is fine.
and if someone asks u if u r ok it technically means how are u doing or are u doing good.

ok - that state of being fine; a response to someones words meaning understand or you heard them ;




Ex: "okay okay okay" as a response to ur mom telling u to go wash the dishes....u heard her. and u understand.

Answer 6

The term came from World War I -- started out during morning muster when squad leaders were asked to sound off with the casualty reports from the previous day. They started off saying "zero killed" which was shortened to "zero-K" and ultimately ended up as our well-known abbreviation "OK."

Answer 7

short for okay,

Okay is a term of approval or assent, often written as OK, O.K., ok, okay, okee, or more informally as simply kay, k or kk. When used to describe the quality of a thing, it denotes acceptability. However, its usage can also be strongly approving; as with most slang, its usage is determined by context.

Answer 8

I'm pretty sure its Greek - Ola Kala.
translated means every things good, shortened to OK

Answer 9

Orl Korrect?

Answer 10

It means OKay or all right
unless you are dyslexic and then it means Knock Out

Answer 11

The abreviation for the state of Oklahoma