1all right adverb
1 : fairly well : well enough
▪ She does all right in school. ▪ The engine was sputtering when I started it, but it's running/working all right now. ▪ “How's your father?” “He was pretty sick, but he's doing all right now.” 2 : beyond doubt : certainly — used to stress that a preceding statement is true or accurate ▪ “Is this the one you wanted?” “Yes, that's it all right.” [=that is indeed the one I wanted] ▪ “He seems pretty clever to me.” “Oh, he's clever all right. A little too clever, if you ask me.” 3 a — used to ask for or express agreement, acceptance, or understanding ▪ I'll meet you at 10 o'clock, all right? ▪ All right, I'll meet you at 10 o'clock. ▪ “I have to leave a little early today, all right?” “All right, that's fine.” — often used in a way that shows annoyance or reluctance ▪ “Can we please go now?” “Oh, all right, if you insist.” ▪ “Hurry up!” “All right, all right, I'm coming!” = “All right already, I'm coming!”
b chiefly US — used to express pleasure or excitement ▪ “They won!” “All right! That's great!”
c — used for emphasis at the beginning of a statement ▪ All right, let's suppose your theory is correct. What then? ▪ All right everyone, let's get started.
▪ She does all right in school. ▪ The engine was sputtering when I started it, but it's running/working all right now. ▪ “How's your father?” “He was pretty sick, but he's doing all right now.”
b chiefly US — used to express pleasure or excitement ▪ “They won!” “All right! That's great!”
c — used for emphasis at the beginning of a statement ▪ All right, let's suppose your theory is correct. What then? ▪ All right everyone, let's get started.
