ALRIGHT Definition & Meaning

alright

[ awl-rahyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

all right.

alright

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adverb

a variant spelling of all right

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Usage

The form alright, though very common, is still considered by many people to be wrong or less acceptable than all right

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Spelling Note

The form alright as a one-word spelling of the phrase all right in all of its senses probably arose by analogy with such words as already and altogether. Although alright is a common spelling in written dialogue and in other types of informal writing, all right is used in more formal, edited writing.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of alright¹

First recorded in 1660–70

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Example Sentences

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In response to their pleas, it was agreed that a niece of John's would call him once a week to check that he was alright.

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"I heard all week people saying I'm too small. I'm not small for welterweight, I was 190lb when they weighed me at the back. I'm just short and that's alright," added Brady.

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Hinchcliffe, famed for her cleaning advice on social media, said she had bumped into some of her followers in A&E so felt she needed to let people know that she was alright.

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"I don't want them to worry because at the minute I'm alright," he explained.

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"I remember Deb saying to me, 'oh, you'll be alright, just get on with it'," he said.

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