Alright meaning in English

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Definition

(I'm doing) all right, alright: (I'm doing) OK, fine, well adverb
Alright (informal and usually used in spoken English) is the contracted form of all right.
alright: OK, I agree idiom
Can I come too? -Alright. That's fine.

UK: Are you all right? You look rather ill.
US: Alright then, let's go.

Examples

  • "Are you alright, Jenny?"
  • "Bruno : Alright alright, I've heard enough."
  • "Al Capone : Okay, alright."
  • "Alright, only one more apology to make and I am done!"
  • "Philip : Alright everybody, listen up, I'm only going to say this once: when the baby Jesus meets Buddha on the 25th moon of Endor, that's the dawning of the age of -"
  • "Horatio : Alright everyone, back to San Francisco for an emergency meeting!"
  • "Alright, 682 people down, and only 2 more people to apologize to."
  • "Alright, Brian Jones here I come!"
  • "Bruno : Alright, just let me put on some music."
  • "Alright, you can open them. Tell me what you see."
  • "Icarus : Alright, everybody, settle down, there's no reason to panic, even though this is an emergency, there's no reason to panic!"
  • "Bruno : Are you feeling alright Susie?"
  • "Dr. Gilchrist : Alright."
  • "Are you feeling alright, Bruno?"
  • "Bob the Brit : Alright, let me see those hands in the air, tough guy!"
  • "Edward : Are you alright, Brian?"
  • "ALRIGHT LUV / DARLIN' (Hello madam)"
  • "Bartender : Alright, alright, quit your whining."
  • "Philip : Alright, let's just warm this baby up, and ok, here we go."
  • "Uh huh...Alright, I'll try."
Exercise 1
"So we don't want that to happen again, agreed?"

From the list below, choose the term(s) or expression(s) which could replace the term "agreed" in Bruno's sentence, without changing the meaning.

There may be more than one correct answer!
"So we don't want that to happen again, agreed?"

From the list below, choose the term(s) or expression(s) which could replace the term "agreed" in Bruno's sentence, without changing the meaning.

There may be more than one correct answer!
"All right" can replace "agreed" in this context. "All right" is used to check or ensure that someone agrees with you, or that they share the same opinion. It shares a similar meaning with "okay". Note that this term is often written as "alright", especially when reporting spoken English. Example: "Let's discuss this later, alright?".
"Do you agree?" is a good alternative for "agreed" in this sentence. Bruno wants to check that Luna has understood what he has said, and that they share the same point of view. Example: "I think the lounge needs re-decorating, do you agree?".
The term "agreement" is a noun, and it doesn't make grammatical sense to use a noun here.
This sentence is grammatically incorrect. We never use the verb "to be" with "agree".
Exercise 2
Each of the words below is used in the dialogue between Miss Stake and Icarus Quincy.

Choose the word which is used to describe Icarus's office:
Each of the words below is used in the dialogue between Miss Stake and Icarus Quincy.

Choose the word which is used to describe Icarus's office:
"Alright" is primarily used as an adverb, and in this dialogue the word is not used to refer to Icarus's office.
"Disinfectant" is actually a noun, and cannot be used to describe an office. One could say that an office is "disinfected", but that is not the case here.
"Fascinating" is a good adjective to describe an office which is very interesting, but it is used in the dialogue to redirect the conversation, and not to describe Icarus's office.
This is the best choice. "Immaculate" is the word which Ms. Stake uses to describe Icarus's workspace. "Immaculate" means pure, clean, or having no faults, for example: He dresses very smart, and his hair is immaculate.

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