jake
gb/d͡ʒˈeɪk/ us/d͡ʒˈeɪk/
B2
English
~ 8700
rendben van, elfogadható, oké, fiatal hím vadpulyka, alkoholos jamaicai gyömbérkivonat
B2
SLANG
1
Usage pattern:
[something] is jake (with [someone])
Don't worry about the delay; it's jake with me.
As long as the rent is paid on time, everything's jake.
If the boss says it's jake, we can go ahead with the plan.
He checked the engine and told us it was jake for another trip.
It's all jake now that the misunderstanding is cleared up.
Learner examples
You can come late; it is jake with me.
Now that you are safe, everything is jake.
If it is jake with you, we will meet tomorrow.
The plan is jake, so we will start today.
Common mistake:
Learners may think "jake" is a normal modern word for "okay". In fact, it is old-fashioned U.S. slang and is much less common than "okay", "fine", or "all right". Learners may also confuse the adjective "jake" with the male name "Jake" (which is unrelated in meaning).
Meaning
okay; fine; satisfactory
Collocations
everything's jake
|it's all jake
|that's jake with me
|things are jake now
Synonyms
okay (The most common modern word; more widely used than "jake".)
|
fine (Very common and neutral; slightly more positive than "jake".)
|
all right (Similar meaning; more current and less old-fashioned.)
Antonyms
unacceptable (Shows that something is not satisfactory at all.)
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terrible (Emphasizes that a situation is very bad, the opposite of "fine" or "jake".)
Themes
daily life
|informal speech
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Okay or good enough; not a problem.
Satisfactory, acceptable, or fine; not causing any problem.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
2
Usage pattern:
a jake; [someone] hunts/shoots/tags a jake
The hunter passed on the jake and waited for a mature tom.
A vadász nem lőtte le a fiatal hím vadpulykát, hanem megvárta a kifejlett kakast.
We saw a flock of hens and one jake feeding in the field.
Egy csapat tojó vadpulykát és egy fiatal hím vadpulykát láttunk táplálkozni a mezőn.
In this area it's legal to take only one jake per season.
He could tell it was a jake by the short beard and tail feathers.
They watched a jake strut awkwardly behind the older gobblers.
Learner examples
The man did not shoot the jake; he waited for a big turkey.
A férfi nem lőtte le a fiatal hím vadpulykát; egy nagyobb vadpulykára várt.
We saw one jake and three hens in the forest.
Egy fiatal hím vadpulykát és három vadpulykatojót láttunk az erdőben.
A jake has a smaller body than an adult male turkey.
The boy was happy when he saw his first jake in the wild.
Common mistake:
Learners may think "jake" here is a personal name instead of a kind of turkey. The word is mainly used by hunters and people who study wild turkeys.
Meaning
young male wild turkey
Collocations
shoot a jake
|tag a jake
|jakes and hens
|jake turkey
Synonyms
young gobbler (Informal hunting term; slightly broader, can refer to any younger male turkey, not just a one-year-old.)
Antonyms
hen (Refers to a female turkey, contrasting with the male "jake".)
Themes
animals
|hunting
|nature
Definition
A young boy turkey in the wild, usually about one year old.
A young male wild turkey, especially one in its first year.
NOUN
C2
ARCHAIC
3
Usage pattern:
drink jake; a bottle of jake
During Prohibition, some people drank jake when they could not get whiskey.
Az alkoholtilalom idején egyesek alkoholos jamaicai gyömbérkivonatot ittak, amikor nem jutottak whiskyhez.
The tainted jake caused paralysis in hundreds of drinkers.
A szennyezett jamaicai gyömbérkivonat több száz fogyasztónál bénulást okozott.
He bought a bottle of jake from the corner drugstore, calling it "medicine."
Old newspaper articles describe the "jake walk" caused by contaminated jake.
Historians use the jake scandal to show the dangers of unregulated medicine.
Learner examples
In the past, some people drank jake instead of normal alcohol.
Régen egyesek a szokásos szeszes italok helyett alkoholos jamaicai gyömbérkivonatot ittak.
Bad jake made many people sick.
A rossz minőségű jamaicai gyömbérkivonat sok embert megbetegített.
He bought jake from the pharmacy and called it medicine.
Today, doctors do not use jake as a medicine.
Meaning
Jamaica ginger alcoholic medicine
Collocations
drink jake
|bottle of jake
|jake paralysis
|tainted jake
Synonyms
Jamaica ginger (The more formal and descriptive term; often used in historical writing.)
Antonyms
non-alcoholic medicine (Contrasts with jake, which was strongly alcoholic.)
Themes
medicine
|history
|health
Definition
An old kind of strong drink made from ginger, used as a medicine but also drunk like alcohol.
An alcoholic liquid medicine made from Jamaica ginger root, formerly sold as a remedy and sometimes drunk as a cheap alcohol substitute.
Grammar
Dictionary form
jake
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˈeɪk/
US/d͡ʒˈeɪk/
Syllables & stress
jake (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (jake)
Word forms
Adjective
- Base: jake
- Comparative: jaker
- Superlative: jakest
Noun
- Base: jake
- Plural: jakes
Word family
Forms
jakes
noun
jaker
adjective
jakest
adjective
Expressions
all jake
1/ˈɔl d͡ʒˈeɪk/
idiom
slang
completely fine; no problem
Completely okay; fully acceptable; not a problem at all.
Examples
- If the schedule changes, that's all jake with me.
- It's all jake as long as everyone gets paid on time.
everything's jake
1/ˈɛvɹiθˌɪŋz d͡ʒˈeɪk/
idiom
slang
everything is fine or okay
Everything is okay; there is no problem.
Examples
- Relax, kid, everything's jake now that the deal is signed.
- You fixed the mistake, so everything's jake as far as I'm concerned.
- They argued yesterday, but today everything's jake between them again.