all right

all right
   A sound case could be made for shortening all right to alright, as many informal users of English do already. Many other compounds beginning with all have been contracted without protest for centuries, among them already, almost, altogether, and even alone, which originally was all one. English, however, is a slow and fickle tongue, and alright continues to be looked on as illiterate and unacceptable, and consequently it ought never to appear in serious writing.

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  • all right — pred. adj. 1. satisfactory; better than average; as, everything is all right. Syn: all right(predicate), ok, o.k., okay. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • all-right — adj. prenom. 1. satisfactory; better than average. an all right movie Syn: all right(predicate), ok, o.k., okay [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • all right — I. adjective Date: 1819 1. satisfactory, agreeable < whatever you decide is all right with me > 2. safe, well < he was ill but he s all right now > 3. good, pleasing often used as a generalized term of approval < an …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • all right(1) — {adv. phr.} 1. Well enough. * /The new machine is running all right./ 2. {informal} I am willing; yes. * / Shall we watch television? All right. / Compare: VERY WELL. 3. {informal} Beyond question, certainly. Used for emphasis and placed after… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • all right(2) — {adj. phr.} 1. Good enough; correct; suitable. * /His work is always all right./ 2. In good health or spirits; well. * / How are you? I m all right. / 3. {slang} Good. * /He s an all right guy./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • all right(1) — {adv. phr.} 1. Well enough. * /The new machine is running all right./ 2. {informal} I am willing; yes. * / Shall we watch television? All right. / Compare: VERY WELL. 3. {informal} Beyond question, certainly. Used for emphasis and placed after… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • all right(2) — {adj. phr.} 1. Good enough; correct; suitable. * /His work is always all right./ 2. In good health or spirits; well. * / How are you? I m all right. / 3. {slang} Good. * /He s an all right guy./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • All Right Now — Infobox Single Name = All Right Now Artist = Free from Album = Fire and Water B side = Mouthful of Grass Released = May, 1970 Format = 7 45 RPM Recorded = Genre = Hard Rock Length = 5:29 4:13 (single version) Label = Island, A M (US/Canada)… …   Wikipedia

  • all right for you — {interj.} I m finished with you! That ends it between you and me! Used by children. * /All right for you! I m not playing with you any more!/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • all right for you — {interj.} I m finished with you! That ends it between you and me! Used by children. * /All right for you! I m not playing with you any more!/ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • At all right — Right Right, n. [AS. right. See {Right}, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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