okay
(alsoOK
, ok
)interjection
1 interjection expressing agreementceart go leor togha tá go breá'I'd like a cup of coffee!' 'Okay.' 'Ba mhaith liom cupán caife!' 'Ceart go leor.'; 'Ba mhaith liom cupán caife!' 'Togha.' 2 interjection introductory remarkokay, everybody ready? ceart go leor, an bhfuil gach duine réidh?Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 interjection checking understandingwe have to leave now, okay? caithfimid imeacht anois, ceart go leor?; caithfimid imeacht anois, ok? familiar 4 interjection concedingok, it's not brilliant, but ... ceart go leor, níl sé ar fheabhas, ach ...; maith go leor, níl sé ar fheabhas, ach ...; b'fhéidir nach bhfuil sé iontach, ach ...
adjective
5 adjective fairly goodthe food was okay bhí an bia maith go leor 6 adjective only satisfactoryhe sang a couple of okay songs chan sé cúpla amhrán a bhí réasúnta, cheol sé cúpla amhrán a bhí leathmhaith go leorit was just okay bhí sé cuibheasach go díreach, ní raibh sé ach go measartha 7 adjective physically, emotionally wellshe'll be okay again in a couple of weeks beidh sí i gceart arís i gceann cúpla seachtaindo you feel okay? an bhfuil tú ceart go leor? 8 adjective in acceptable stateis my hair okay? an bhfuil mo chuid gruaige ceart go leor?, an bhfuil mo chuid gruaige i gceart?does this look okay on me? an bhfuil sé seo go deas orm?, an bhfuil seo deas orm? 9 adjective not damaged or faultysách maith togha adj is that bulb okay? an bhfuil an bolgán sin ceart?your ankle will be okay in a couple of days beidh do rúitín go breá i gceann cúpla lá 10 adjective acceptable, allowedceart go leor maith go leor she thinks it's okay ceapann sí go bhfuil sé ceart go leoris it okay if I leave early? an bhfuil sé maith go leor má imím go luath?, an miste má imím go luath?, an féidir liom imeacht go luath?if he doesn't like it, that's okay mura dtaitníonn sé leis, cén dochar?; mura bhfuil dúil aige ann, nach cuma?is it okay to tell lies? an bhfuil sé ceart bréaga a insint?, an cuma má insítear bréaga? 11 adjective of person: nice, coolshe wasn't angry, she was okay ní raibh fearg uirthi, bhí sí go breáhe's an okay guy is duine maith é, bulaí fir atá ann, is é an togha é 12 adjective having enough'Do you want another drink?' 'I'm okay, thanks.' 'An dteastaíonn deoch eile uait?' Ní theastaíonn, go raibh maith agat.'; 'An bhfuil deoch eile uait?' 'Tá mo sháith agam, go raibh maith agat.'is everyone okay for drinks? an bhfuil deoch ag gach duine?are you okay for money? an bhfuil airgead go leor agat?, an bhfuil do dhóthain airgid agat?adverb
13 adverb fairly welleverything turned out okay bhí gach rud i gceart sa deireadh thiarI did okay, I think rinne mé maith go leor, sílim; d'éirigh go measartha liom, measaim 14 adverb only satisfactorilyhe treats her okay caitheann sé go measartha léinoun
15 noun informal approval, authorisationcead masc3 the government gave the okay for the tests cheadaigh an rialtas na trialacha, thug an rialtas a bheannacht do na trialachaI'll start as soon as you give me the okay tosóidh mé chomh luath agus a déarfaidh tú an focalwe got the okay to build the house fuaireamar cead an teach a thógáil, tugadh cead dúinn an teach a thógáilverb
16 verb informal approve, authorise TRANSITIVEceadaigh verb her doctor wouldn't okay the trip ní cheadódh a dochtúir an turas, ní raibh a dochtúir sásta an turas a cheadú 17 verb informal get authorisation from sb TRANSITIVEwe okayed it with the principal fuaireamar cead ón bpríomhoide é a dhéanamh