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| accept |
When people accept something, they might not like it but they don't fight against it, or they stop fighting against it. They feel they don't have a choice, so they say to themselves, "Okay, that's just the way it is and I will have to live with it." [1/5 definitions] |
| all right |
"okay"; "yes"; "as you wish." [1/4 definitions] |
| critical |
When something is critical, it is extremely important. It can make the difference between something being okay and being completely the opposite. [1/4 definitions] |
| damaged |
If something is damaged, something bad happened to it and it's broken now, or it isn't working right, or it doesn't look good anymore. Maybe some parts are okay, but other parts are not good or not perfect anymore. |
| dashboard |
A dashboard is a part of a car or other vehicle. It contains gauges that give information to the driver, such as how fast the vehicle is going, how many miles or kilometers the vehicle has already traveled, whether the engine is running okay or not, and how much fuel the vehicle has. It also has controls for things like heat and air conditioning. |
| ethical |
morally okay or justified; conforming to a set of moral principles. [1/2 definitions] |
| forgiveness |
If you ask for someone's forgiveness, you ask them to "forgive" you for something bad that you did. If they "forgive" you, it means that they tell you they are not angry at you anymore. They say it's okay now. |
| impolite |
If someone is impolite, they have bad manners or they are rude. They don't know or don't care how they should act toward other people. There are many different ways of being impolite, and people don't always agree about what is impolite or not. For example, many people think it is impolite if people talk loudly during a movie at a movie theater. Other people might think it's okay. |
| okay |
"Okay" is another spelling of "OK." |
| safely |
If people come home safely through a bad storm, they come home okay with nobody hurt. If a pilot lands an airplane safely on the ground, it means that the pilot landed the airplane in a way that did not cause any harm to the passengers or the crew members. |
| whatever |
Let's say you are upset and your friend says "Whatever happens, it will be okay." It means something like "It doesn't matter if it's this thing or that thing or some other thing that happens, it will still be okay." [1/4 definitions] |
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