What does “good” mean?
- 1
adjectiveof high quality, pleasant or enjoyable
That was a really good movie.
- 2
adjectiveskillful at doing something
She’s very good at math.
- 3
adjectivekind, or behaving well
Be good while I’m gone.
Good at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ɡʊd/ · GOOD
- Forms
- better, best
How to use “good” correctly
“Good” is an adjective; the adverb is “well”: “She sings well”, not “sings good”. “Good at” is for skills, “good for” is for benefits.
Common phrases with “good”
- good at
- good for
- for good
- a good idea
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Word family
- goodness
- goods
Idioms with “good”
- So far so good: Everything has gone well up to now.
- Your guess is as good as mine: Used to say that you do not know the answer any more than the other person does.
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