Definition
Approved or gave permission for something; said that something was acceptable or allowed.
Etymology
From 'okay' (variant of 'OK'), which may come from 'oll korrect' (humorous misspelling of 'all correct') or Choctaw 'okeh.' 'Okayed' is the past tense, adding '-ed' to the verb form.
Kelly Says
The origin of 'OK' is genuinely contested—scholars have proposed everything from Martin Van Buren's nickname to Native American languages—but what matters is that this maybe-invented word became universal, showing that language spreads not through logic but through convenience and repetition.
Translations
ARالعربية
تم الموافقة عليه
tam al-mowāfaqa ʿalayhi
CACatalà
acceptat
aˈsɛptat
CSČeština
schváleno
ʃvaːˈlɛno
DADansk
godkendt
ˈkɔːn.dɛnt
DEDeutsch
bestätigt
bɛʃˈtaɪ̯ɡt
ELΕλληνικά
εγκρίθηκε
eŋkriˈθike
ESEspañol
aceptado
aθepˈtaðo
FAفارسی
تأیید شده
tāʾyid shode
FISuomi
hyväksytty
ˈhʋæksytːy
HUMagyar
megerősítve
mɛɡɛˈroːʃiːtvɛ
IDBahasa Indonesia
disetujui
diˈsɛtʊi
ITItaliano
approvato
aˈprovato
KO한국어
확인되었습니다
hwal-jin-da-ba-seum-ni-da
MSBahasa Melayu
disetujui
diˈsɛtʊi
NLNederlands
goedgekeurd
ˈɣoːdəˌkʏrt
NONorsk
godkjent
ˈɡoːd.kjen.t
PLPolski
zatwierdzony
zaˈtvʲɛr.d͡zɔ.nɨ
PTPortuguês
aceito
aˈsejto
RORomână
acceptat
aˈseptat
RUРусский
утвержденный
otvérždennyj
SVSvenska
godkänd
ˈɡoːdkɑːn
SWKiswahili
kubaliwa
kuˈbali.wa
TAதமிழ்
ஒப்புதல்
opputhal
THไทย
ได้รับการอนุมัติ
rǐap khǎn kan anūmātti
TLTL
napag-aprubahan
napag-apruˈbahan
TRTürkçe
onaylandı
onayˈlandɯ
UKУкраїнська
затверджено
zɑˈtver.dʒɛ.no
VITiếng Việt
đã được chấp thuận
đa được chấp thuận