OK (/ ˌoʊˈkeɪ / ⓘ), with spelling variations including okay, okeh, O.K. and many others, is an English word (originating in American English) denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, …

'OK' is perhaps the most recognizable word in the world. It was also created as an in-joke between newspaper editors in the early 1800s, as a playful rendering of 'all correct' (oll …

2024年7月16日 · For many years, the origin of “OK,” one of the most common words in languages around the world, was disputed. Theories about the word’s beginnings and original meaning …

Rhyme Disguise Quiz Pair up words that look different but sound alike. The meaning of OK is all right. How to use OK in a sentence.

We use okay (also spelt OK) in informal language. We use it in different ways, as a discourse marker, adjective or adverb. … We use okay as a response token to show that we understand, …

2013年4月11日 · The truth about OK, as Allan Metcalf, the author of OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word, puts it, is that it was "born as a lame joke perpetrated by a …

2014年3月21日 · At the end of a short, throwaway item taking sarcastic jabs at a Providence newspaper stood the abbreviation “o.k.” next to the words “all correct.” Much like the modern …

5 天之前 · OK (third-person singular simple present OKs or OK's, present participle OKing or OK'ing, simple past and past participle OKed or OK'd) (transitive) To approve; to accept; to …

2021年6月22日 · OK or Okay is the most successful of all Americanisms. It has invaded hundreds of other languages and been adopted by them as a word. It was even one of the first words …

OK is one of the 5,000 most common words in modern written English. It is similar in frequency to words like biology, characterization, cottage, folder, and imagery. It typically occurs about ten …