Alright Meaning
/ɔːlˈɹaɪt/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAlternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
advAlternative form of all right.
Sentence Examples
Would it be alright to come to visit your place soon?
Alright! Listen up and listen well!
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Antonyms:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
I know you are worried, but everything will be ____ after the storm passes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Don't worry about the small mistake everything will be ____ in the end.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Middle English all English all English right univ. English alright Univerbation of all + right. Compare Old English eallriht (“all-right, just, exactly”) (from eall + riht), equivalent to al- (“all”) + right.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[I]f I went by his advices every blessed hat I put on does that suit me yes take that thats alright the one like a wedding cake standing up miles off my head […]"
— 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 18]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:
"You did alright in your day, I reckon—
But that day's gone now."
— 1932, Langston Hughes, Goodbye, Christ:
"Bladyughfoulmoecklenburgwhurawhorascortastrumpapornanennykocksapastippatappatupperstrippuckputtanach, eh? You have it alright."
— 1939 May 4, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, London: Faber and Faber Limited, →OCLC; republished London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1960, →OCLC, part I, page 40:
""You're alright Johnny," she said in a way that actually made him feel alright. At least for a little while."
— 2000, Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves, page 105:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
I know you are worried, but everything will be ____ after the storm passes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Don't worry about the small mistake everything will be ____ in the end.