all right

Definition von all right im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: In good health, unharmed
I had a headache earlier, but now I'm all right.; Used to fill space or pauses
All right, so what you suggest we do next?.; good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition
The car is all right. It gets me there, anyway.; fairly well
That went all right, I suppose.; Used as a greeting, roughly equivalent to how are you
All right, mate, how are things with you and the missus?.; Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent
All right, let's go then.; Used as a general lead-in or beginning
All right, let's get started.; Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement
All right! They scored!.; Most certainly; for sure
You taught them a lesson all right! They won't be back.; Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already
All right, already! Let me finish what I was doing first, and then we can talk.; being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"; {s} O.K., fine, good; used to reinforces an assertion; "it's expensive all right; being in good health; "he's feeling all right again"; "I'm fine, how are you?"; all right in BRIT, also use alright; {ü} expression of hesitant unwilling agreement (as in: Boy: "Let's go to a movie. Please mom!", Mom: "Oh, all right, I really don't feel like it but I will"); If you say that someone or something is all right, you mean that you find them satisfactory or acceptable. Is it all right with you if we go now? `How was school?' --- `It was all right.' = okay All right is also used before a noun. He's an all right kind of guy really; You say all right before a statement or question to indicate that you are challenging or threatening someone. All right, who are you and what are you doing in my office? = okay; in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right'); used to reinforces an assertion; "it's expensive all right"; If you say that something happens or goes all right, you mean that it happens in a satisfactory or acceptable manner. Things have thankfully worked out all right = okay; If someone or something is all right, they are well or safe. All she's worried about is whether he is all right Are you feeling all right now? = okay; You say `all right' during a discussion to show that you understand something that someone has just said, and to introduce a statement that relates to it. `I'm a bit busy now.' --- `All right, why don't I come back later?' = okay; formulae You say `all right' when you are agreeing to something. `I think you should go now.' --- `All right.' = okay; 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. Peter, you get half the fees. All right? = okay; sentence-initial expression of agreement; If someone in a position of authority says `all right', and suggests talking about or doing something else, they are indicating that they want you to end one activity and start another. All right, Bob. You can go now; regular
all right, my lover: An informal affectionate greeting
I'm all right, Jack: A comment that indicates a selfish attitude. Not worried about any problems your friends and neighbours might have. Often associated with strikes and other trade union industrial actions
From my vantage point at the large, shiny bar in the centre of the room, I could swear I spotted Harriet Harman with her trade unionist husband I'm all right, Jack Dromey.
all right.: a'right
all right.: a'ight
allright: Common misspelling of all right
bit of all right: Alternative spelling of bit of alright
allright: misspelling of all right
feel all right: feel fine, feel OK