A bit of right
adverb
yes; very well; ok:
all right, i’ll go with you.
(used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) ok?; do you agree?:
we’ll deal with this problem tomorrow, all right?
satisfactorily; acceptably:
his work is coming along all right.
without fail; certainly:
you’ll hear about this, all right!
adjective
safe; sound:
are you all right?
satisfactory; acceptable:
his performance was all right, but i’ve seen better.
informal. reliable; good:
that fellow is all right.
idioms
(a) bit of all right, british. quite satisfactory (used as an understatement):
the way he saved that child’s life was a bit of all right.
can be confused
all right, alright (see usage note at alright)
usage note
all right
adjective (postpositive except in slang use)
adequate; satisfactory
unharmed; safe
(us, slang) all-right
acceptable: an all-right book
reliable: an all-right guy
sentence subst-tute
very well: used to express -ssent
adverb
satisfactorily; adequately: the car goes all right
without doubt: he’s a bad one, all right
also alright
alright
affirmation
yes; i agree: all right, i’ll go when you want
interjection
an exclamation of strong approval, esp of something well done or successful; way to go
all right
completely correct, as in you have a perfect score—your answers are all right. (it could just as well be put as “all your answers are right.”)
in proper or working order, in a satisfactory way, as in the engine is running all right now. [ late 1800s ]
in good health, as in john had the flu, but he’s all right now. [ early 1900s ]
not injured, safe, as in it was just a minor accident and everyone is all right. [ early 1900s ]
very well, yes, as in do you want to leave now?—all right, or all right, we’ll stay home. [ first half of 1800s ]
certainly, without a doubt, as in it’s late all right, but it will probably come today. [ mid-1800s ]
hurrah! good for you, as in all right! your team has done it again! [ ; mid-1900s ]
also, all-right. good, satisfactory. for example, this restaurant is all right, or harry is an all-right guy. [ ; mid-1900s ]
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