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Definition of All right

1. Adverb. An expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence.

2. Adjective. Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition. "Another minute I'd have been fine"

3. Adverb. Without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion). "It's expensive all right"

4. Adverb. In a satisfactory or adequate manner. "Held up all right under pressure"

Definition of All right

1. Adjective. good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition ¹

2. Adjective. In good health, unharmed. ¹

3. Adverb. fairly well ¹

4. Adverb. (informal) Most certainly; for sure. ¹

5. Interjection. Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent. ¹

6. Interjection. Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement. ¹

7. Interjection. Used to fill space or pauses. ¹

8. Interjection. Used as a general lead-in or beginning. ¹

9. Interjection. Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already. ¹

10. Interjection. (UK informal) Used as a greeting, roughly equivalent to how are you ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of All Right

all one all one's eggs in one basket all or none all or none law all out all over all over again all over but the shouting all over hell's half acre all over the board

all over the map all over the place all over the shop all over with all pervading all right all right, my lover all rights reserved all roads lead to Rome all rounder

all rounders all set all singing, all dancing all sizzle and no steak all square all systems go all talk and no action all talk and no cider all that all that and a bag of chips

Literary usage of All right

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"all right," he answered, rather taken aback. ' if I ask Edgar, he '11 always come with us, and then th can say nothing." " And you won't think about it, ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"... when 1 got up again, addled and confused enough, but I'm all right now. Do you know, Ju," said he, after a pause, " I was more annoyed by a chance ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"Where a decree was made foreclosing a mortgage and expressly cutting off all right ol redemption, an action to reverse во much of the decree ел forecloses ..."

4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"By the cessation of these concordata such states lost all right of intervention in the nomination of bishops; this does not, however, prevent the Government ..."

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