all right
(also alright) adjective [never before noun], adverbDefinition
GOOD › good enough, although not very good: The hotel wasn't brilliant but it was all right. It's a cheap wine but it tastes all right.
SAFE › safe or well: I'm all right thanks. How are you? Did you get home all right last night?
that's all right › used as an answer when someone thanks you: "Thanks for cleaning the kitchen." "That's all right." › something you say when someone says sorry to show that you are not angry: "I'm sorry - I forgot all about it." "That's all right."
(Definition of all right adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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