all right

all right

1. an indication of agreement or acquiescence. (Often pronounced

aright

in familiar conversation.) •

Father: Do it now, before you forget. Bill: All right.

•

Tom: Please remember to bring me back a pizza. Sally: All right, but I get some of it.

2. Inf. a shout of agreement or encouragement. (Usually All right!) •

Alice: Come on, let's give Sally some encouragement. Fred: All right, Sally! Keep it up! You can do it!

•

“That's the way to go! All right!” shouted various members of the audience.

3. well, good, or okay, but not excellent. (This phrase has all the uses that

okay

has.) •

I was a little sick, but now I'm all right.

•

His work is all right, but nothing to brag about.

•

All right, it's time to go.

4. beyond a doubt; as the evidence shows. •

The dog's dead all right. It hasn't moved at all.

•

The train's late all right. There must be a problem up the line.