good


Definition: Meaning of, good in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡʊd /

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  1. of a high standard of a high standard or quality
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  2. skilful able to do something well
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  3. what you want used about something that is what you want or happens in the way that you want
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  4. pleasant/enjoyable pleasant and enjoyable
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  5. successful/correct likely to be successful or correct
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  6. suitable suitable or convenient
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  7. useful useful or helpful
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  8. behaving well behaving well and not causing any trouble - used especially about a child [=  well-behaved]
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  9. makes you healthy likely to make you healthy, either physically or mentally
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  10. keeps something in good condition be good for something likely to improve the condition of something
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  11. physically well [used especially in negatives and comparatives] healthy or well
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  12. not damaged or weak if the condition of something is good, it is not damaged or weak
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  13. kind kind and understanding about what other people need or want
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  14. morally right behaving correctly or being right according to accepted moral standards
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  15. large large in amount, size, range etc [↪  goodish]
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  16. reasonable price a good price is reasonable and not expensive
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  17. completely/thoroughly [only before noun] doing something for a long time, so that you do it completely and thoroughly
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  18. a good deal a lot
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  19. good value (for money) British English something that is good value is not expensive, or is worth what you pay for it
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  20. good for something able to be used for a particular period of time [=  valid]
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  21. good for something likely to continue living or being useful for a particular time or distance, even though old or not in good condition
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  22. good for something informal likely to give you something or provide something
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  23. a good three miles/ten years etc at least three miles, ten years etc, and probably more
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  24. as good as almost
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  25. a good few/many a fairly large number of things or people
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  26. too good to be true/to last informal so good that you cannot believe it is real, or you expect something bad to happen
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  27. somebody's too good for somebody used to say that you think the second person does not deserve to have a relationship with the first
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  28. in your own good time informal if you do something in your own good time, you do it only when you are ready to do it, rather than when other people want you to
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  29. in good time (for something/to do something) British English if you do something in good time, you do it early enough to be ready for a particular time or event
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  30. hanging/shooting etc is too good for somebody spoken used to say that someone has done something so bad that they deserve the most severe punishment available
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  31. as good a time/place etc as any used to say that although a time etc is not perfect, there will probably not be a better one
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  32. be as good as your word to do something that you promised to do
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  33. a good word for somebody/something something good that you say about someone or something
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  34. be in somebody's good books informal if you are in someone's good books, they are pleased with you or your work
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  35. have a good thing going to have or be doing something that is successful
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  36. be onto a good thing British English informal to have found an easy way of being successful or getting what you want
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  37. make good also make it good to become successful and rich after being poor - used especially in newspapers
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  38. make good a debt/loss etc to pay someone money that you owe, or to provide money to replace what has been lost - used especially in business
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  39. make good your escape literary to succeed in escaping
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  40. the good life an expensive way of living with good food, fast cars etc
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  41. the good old days the good times in the past
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  42. somebody's good offices formal help that someone provides, especially someone in a position of power
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  43. good Samaritan someone who gives help to people in trouble
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  44. the good book old-fashioned the Bible
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  45. spoken good used to say that you are pleased about something
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  46. spoken good used to tell someone that you think their work or what they are doing is good
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  47. spoken that's good used to say that you approve of something
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  48. spoken (that's a) good idea/point/question used to say that someone has just said or suggested something interesting or important that you had not thought of before
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  49. spoken good luck used to say that you hope that someone is successful or that something good happens to them
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  50. spoken good luck to him/them etc used to say that you hope someone is successful, even if you think this is unlikely
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  51. spoken good for somebody used to say that you approve of something that someone has done
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  52. spoken it's a good thing British English used to say that you are glad something happened, because there would have been problems if it had not happened
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  53. spoken that's/it's not good enough used to say that you are not satisfied with something and that you are annoyed about it
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  54. spoken be good and ready to be completely ready
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  55. spoken that's a good one used to tell someone that you do not believe something they have said and think it is a joke or a trick
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  56. spoken be good for a laugh British English to be enjoyable or amusing
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  57. spoken good old John/Karen etc used to praise someone, especially because they have behaved in the way that you expect them to
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  58. spoken good grief/God/Lord/heavens/gracious! used to express surprise or anger
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  59. spoken good girl/boy/dog etc used to tell a child or animal that they have behaved well or done something well
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  60. spoken if you know what's good for you used in a threatening way to tell someone to do something or something bad will happen to them
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  61. spoken would you be good enough to do something also would you be so good as to do something formal used to ask someone very politely to do something
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  62. spoken all in good time British English used when someone wants to do something soon but you want to wait a little
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  63. spoken have a good one American English used to say goodbye and to wish someone a nice day
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  64. spoken be good to go American English informal to be ready to do something
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  65. spoken be as good as it gets spoken if a situation is as good as it gets, it is not going to improve
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  66. spoken it's all good especially American English informal used to say that a situation is good or acceptable, or that there is not a problem
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  67. spoken very good British English old-fashioned used to tell someone in a position of authority that you will do what they have asked
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  68. spoken (jolly) good show British English old-fashioned used to say that you approve of something someone has done
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  1. no good/not much good/not any good not useful or suitable
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  2. no good/not much good/not any good of a low standard or level of ability
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  3. no good/not much good/not any good morally bad
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  4. it's no good (doing something) used to say that an action will not achieve what it is intended to achieve
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  5. do some good/do somebody good to have a useful effect
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  6. what's the good of...?/what good is...? used to say that it is not worth doing or having something in a particular situation
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  7. for good permanently
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  8. for the good of somebody/something in order to help someone or improve a situation
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  9. [uncountable] behaviour, attitudes, forces etc that are morally right
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  10. be up to no good informal to be doing or planning something wrong or dishonest
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  11. the common/general good formal the advantage of everyone in society or in a group
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  12. be (all) to the good used to say that something that happens is good, especially when it is in addition to or as the result of something else
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good better best
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  1. well. Many teachers think this is not correct English
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good used in phrases

  • Cape of Good Hope
    1. the Cape of Good Hope a PENINSULA (= a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water) at the southwestern end of South Africa, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean
  • Cape of Good Hope Province (noun)
    1. a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
  • Good Book
    1. the Good Book the Christian Bible
  • Good Friday (noun)
    1. the Friday before the Christian holiday of Easter, that Christians remember as the day Jesus Christ was CRUCIFIED
  • Good Friday Agreement
    1. an agreement reached in 1998 on Good Friday (the first day of the Christian Easter holiday) between the political parties of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to end 30 years of violence between Catholic and Protestant groups. The people of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic were then asked to vote on the agreement, and accepted it by a large majority.
  • Good Housekeeping
    1. a monthly magazine which contains articles and pictures about decorating your home, cooking, and fashions for women and children
  • Good Humor
    1. a type of ICE CREAM sold in the US
  • Good King Wenceslas
    1. a popular Christmas CAROL (= a traditional song)
  • Good Shepherd (noun)
    1. circa 4 BC - AD 29 a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity
  • Good Shepherd, the
    1. a name used for Jesus in the New Testament of the Bible
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