Meaning of “alright” in the English Dictionary

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"alright" in English

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alrightadjective, adverb, exclamation

uk ​ /ɔːlˈraɪt/ us ​ /ɑːlˈraɪt/

› non-standard form of all right

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All right and alrightAll right is an adjective or adverb. …
All right as an adjectiveWe use all right as an adjective after verbs such as be, feel, seem or look, but not before a noun (predicative adjective). It means ‘well’, ‘OK’, ‘satisfactory’: …
All right as an adverbWe use all right as an adverb to mean ‘well’, ‘OK’, ‘satisfactorily’: …
All right as a discourse markerWe use all right to show that we want to begin a new topic or a new action: …

(Definition of “alright” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"alright" in American English

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alrightexclamation, adjective, adverb [ not gradable ]

us ​ /ɔlˈrɑɪt, ˈɔl·rɑɪt/ not standard

› all right

(Definition of “alright” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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