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ok
Adverb
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You use ok to show that you agree with something.
"I'll be late tonight, mom." "Ok dear!"
"You don't have to come tomorrow." "Ok, I'll see you next week then."
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You use ok to check if someone agrees with you.
I'm leaving now, ok?
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You use ok to show that you are changing topic.
Does anybody have questions? No? Ok, let's look at the homework then.
ok
Adjective
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If someone is ok, they are fine or not hurt.
Oh, sorry! Are you ok? Let me help you.
Thanks, I'm feeling ok now.
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If something is ok, it is good enough, fine, or not bad.
"Do you like this?" "It's ok, I guess. Do you have anything nicer?"
"Is it ok if I do it tomorrow?" "Yeah, it's ok with me.
"How was your day?" "Oh, it was ok--nothing special."
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If someone is ok, they are nice.
He's an ok guy.
ok
Verb
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If you ok something, you approve it.
The manager has to ok it before I can let you in.
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If you ok something with somebody, you ask them to approve it.
Did you ok this with your dad?
ok
Noun
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If you give something your ok, you approve it.
We got the ok to go ahead.
OK
Adverb
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You use OK to show that you agree with something.
"I'll be late tonight, mom." "OK, dear!"
"You don't have to come tomorrow." "OK, I'll see you next week then."
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You use OK to check if someone agrees with you.
I'm leaving now, OK?
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You use OK to show that you are changing topic.
Does anybody have questions? No? OK, let's look at the homework then.
OK
Adjective
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If someone is OK, they are fine or not hurt.
Oh, sorry! Are you OK? Let me help you.
Thanks, I'm feeling OK now.
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If something is OK, it is good enough, fine, or not bad.
"Do you like this?" "It's OK, I guess. Do you have anything nicer?"
"Is it OK if I do it tomorrow?" "Yeah, it's OK with me.
"How was your day?" "Oh, it was OK--nothing special."
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If someone is OK, they are nice.
He's an OK guy.
OK
Verb
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If you OK something, you approve it.
The manager has to OK it before I can let you in.
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If you OK something with somebody, you ask them to approve it.
Did you OK this with your dad?
OK
Noun
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If you give something your OK, you approve it.
We got the OK to go ahead.
what
Pronoun
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What is used to ask for information about things.
What did you see?
What do you mean?
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What is used to add a clause with more information.
I don't know what you mean.
I'll tell you what to do.
I'll see what I can do to help.
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What is used when you want to describe something instead of naming it.
Take what you can find.
Can I see what you did?
I could change it if that's what you want.
what
Determinative
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What is used to ask about the member(s) of a group.
What book did you buy?
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What is used to add a clause to identify the member(s) of a group.
I don't know what problems you mean.
I'll tell you what button to push.
I'll see what food I can give.
what
Adjective
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used to show that you feel strongly about something.
What a great book this is!
time
Noun
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Time is what we measure with a clock.
"What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)."
I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later?
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If you do something one time, you do it once.
time
Verb
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If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc.
Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.