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alright

alright /ˌɑːlˈraɪt/ adverb or adjective
alright
/ˌɑːlˈraɪt/
adverb or adjective
Learner's definition of ALRIGHT
: all right
Usage用法The spelling alright is less common than all right and is regarded by some people as an error. It occurs mainly in informal writing.*alright不如all right常用,有些人认为这种拼写是错误的。它主要出现在非正式书面语中。
BNC: 2117 COCA: 12274

alright

adverb or adjective

al·​right (ˌ)ȯl-ˈrīt How to pronounce alright (audio)
ˈȯl-ˌrīt
: all right
If people stay strong and keep pushing we'll be alright. Keith Ellison
Alright, I give in. Sallie Tisdale
Alright already, get in the squad car and solve the darn crime. Ken Tucker
It's cheap, alright. Chris Hodenfield
all right or alright?: Usage Guide

Although the spelling alright is more than a century and a half old, some critics have insisted alright is all wrong. Nevertheless, it has its defenders and its users, who perhaps have been influenced by analogy with altogether and already. Alright is less common than all right but is frequently found in informal writing and fictional dialogue.

Starting at a slower pace is perfectly alright. Alia Haley
"Alright, it is a bargain. I will help you." Harold Bell Wright

It is sometimes also used in more formal writing.

The first two years of the medical school were alright. Gertrude Stein

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In a 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels, the kids looked alright. Evan Grant, Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2020 Sanders appears to be quite alright waiting three to five business days for his deliveries, thank you very much. TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2020 There’s also the unquantifiable: not only are the kids alright—they’re helping humanity save it from itself. Wired, 8 Nov. 2019 Position: Attacking Midfielder FIFA 19 Rating: 73 FIFA 20 Predicted Rating: 72The German has been alright, but hasn't exactly set the world alight. SI.com, 13 July 2019 Kansas looked alright in its survival win over Seton Hall on Saturday. Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2018 Irving and the Cavs actually went through with it, and 25-year-old is doing alright now. Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, 2 Feb. 2018 On difficult days, her brother and sister could count on Jeffny's support… and usually a sandwich, with a promise that everything would be alright. courant.com, 15 Sep. 2017 And for a brief sliver of time, the world was alright. Kat Bein, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of alright was in 1865
BNC: 2117 COCA: 12274

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