All right
Adjective, Adverb, Interjection
UK
/ĖÉĖl ĖraÉŖt/
US
/ĖÉĖl ĖraÉŖt/
Level: Easy - A1 (Beginner)
Definition
(adj) : Safe, well, or in good enough condition.
(adv) : In a satisfactory, acceptable, or good enough way.
(int.) : Okay! Sure! Letās go!
(adv) : In a satisfactory, acceptable, or good enough way.
(int.) : Okay! Sure! Letās go!
Example
"(adj) : I fell, but Iām all right."
"(adv) : The test went all right, not perfect though."
"(int.) : All right, letās begin!"
Explanation
All right is a very common phrase in English. As an Adjective it is used to describe someoneās condition or how something is (safe, well, or in good enough condition), as an Adverb it describes how something is done (in a satisfactory, acceptable, or good enough way), and as an Interjection it is used to agree, give permission, or start something (used in speech to say “okay” or “letās begin“). Even though people sometimes write it as “alright,” the correct and more formal form is “all right.”