all right
/ˌɔːlˈɹaɪt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.85 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition.
adj
In good health, unharmed.
intj
Example Sentences
- "The car is all right. It gets me there, anyway."
- "I had a headache earlier, but now I'm all right."
- "The dread of most etherizers is a quiet breather who may stop breathing without his notice, and requires the almost constant presence of his ear at the patient's mouth to be sure he or she is all right."
- "‘No. I only opened the door a foot and put my head in. The street lamps shine into that room. I could see him. He was all right. Sleeping like a great grampus. Poor, poor chap.’"
- "Next I called my dear friend Nellie Connally in Dallas. We had been close to Nellie and John for many years, sharing moments of sorrow and happiness alike. She reported that the surgeon had just finished operating and that John was going to be all right."
- "It went all right because my old drill still works all right."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌɔːlˈɹaɪt/