O.K. n : an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn: {OK}, {okay}, {okey}, {okeh}] O.K. adv : in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: {okay}, {all right}, {alright}] O.K. v : give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" [syn: {approve}, {okay}, {sanction}] [ant: {disapprove}]