good
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Verb Conjugation Tables & Inflections
Definitions & Usage
Of a person or an animal:
Of a capability:
Of a property or quality:
(colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
(colloquial) Ready.
Holy (especially when capitalized) .
Of a quantity:
(stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.
(informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
(uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
(countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
(uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
(countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
(intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
(transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
(intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
(intransitive) To benefit; gain.
(transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
(transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
(reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
(transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
(Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“If Silvertip refuses to give you the horse, grab him before he can draw a weapon, and beat him good. You're big enough to do it.”
— 1906, Zane Grey, The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley:
“I kept my eyes peeled for signs of pursuit. There was none, unless I was being fooled very good.”
— 1970, Troy Conway, The Cunning Linguist, London: Flamingo Books, page 66:
“She said, "I don't want to bother you / Consider it's understood / I know I'm not no beauty queen / But I sure can listen good."”
— 1972, Harry Chapin, “A Better Place to Be”, in Sniper and Other Love Songs: