good

A1 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled gooid

US /ɡʊd/ UK /ɡʊd/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like gooed /ʊ/ vs /uː/

Freq #65

Meanings

1

adj
Of a high standard or quality; pleasing.

We heard some good news from the hospital.
2

adj
Having a positive or favourable result.

It's a good thing that I wasn't there.
3

adj
Close and friendly.

She is a good friend of mine.
4

adj
Thorough and complete.

I had a good workout at the gym.
5

adj
Still fresh and safe to use, not spoiled.

The meat is still good for a few more days.

Word forms

The same word in different grammatical forms.

Adjective

Better and best compare quality. They are also forms of the adverb well.

Base form: good
It was a good meal.
Comparative: better
This meal is better than yesterday’s.
Superlative: best
It was the best meal of the trip.

Use the comparative to compare two things or actions. Use the superlative for the highest or lowest degree in a group.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · having a positive or... well

3 adj · close and friendly. dear

4 adj · thorough and complete. sound

5 adj · still fresh and safe to... unspoiled

More acceptable agreeable amazing awesome beatificbeneblissful bodaciousbonabrilliant celestial commendable

Opposites

awful bad detestable disagreeable dreadful evil horrible poor terrible unsatisfactory

Word family

Derived forms agoodall-goodanti-goodbadbyedogooderydouble-plus-goodfeel-goodfeelgooderygodwitgood-assgood-badgood-brother

Related forms goodness intermediate moderate

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Phrases (32)

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a good reason
a strong, acceptable justification for something

Adjective + noun
best friend
the friend you feel closest to

Adjective + noun
best wishes
a polite expression of hope for someone's happiness or success

Adjective + noun
good guess
an attempt at an answer that turns out to be correct or reasonable

Adjective + noun
good guy
a person who is morally upright or likeable

Adjective + noun
good health
a state of being well and free from illness

Adjective + noun

Idioms (9)

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so far so good
used to say that things have gone well up to now
good old days
a time in the past remembered as happier or better
the best of both worlds
A situation in which you enjoy the advantages of two different things at the same time.
the good life
a comfortable, enjoyable way of living, often with few worries
up to no good
engaged in behavior that is mischievous, dishonest, or otherwise wrong
for good measure
as an extra addition beyond what is strictly necessary

Proverbs (102)

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Tongue twisters (1)

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Betty Botter
Betty Botter bought some butter. “But,” she said, “this butter’s bitter; If I put it in my batter, It will make my batter bitter; But a bit of better butter Will but make my batter better.” So she bought a bit of butter Better than the bitter butter, And made her bitter batter better. So it was better Betty Botter Bought a bit of better butter.

Compare the vowels in bit, better, batter and butter while keeping /b/ steady. Use your normal accent for the middle consonant of Betty, ...

Simplified etymology

Good is an Old English word whose ancient root probably meant “to bring together” or “unite”; gather comes from the same source. In Good Friday, good preserves an older sense meaning “holy” or “religiously observed.”

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English good, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit, fit”). Related to gather and together, but not to god/God. Eclipsed non-native Middle English bon, bone, boon, boun (“good”) borrowed from Old French bon (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). Cognates Cognate with Scots gude, guid (“good”), Yola gayde, gooude, gude (“good”), North Frisian goud, gud, guid, gur, gödj, gööd (“good”), Saterland Frisian goud (“good”), West Frisian goed (“good”), Alemannic Germa…

*gʰedʰ- Proto-Indo-European good Middle English gōd Old English *gōd Proto-West Germanic *gōdaz Proto-Germanic

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# good

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɡʊd/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡʊd/
**Frequency rank:** 65

## Meanings
1. Of a high standard or quality; pleasing.
2. Having a positive or favourable result.
3. Close and friendly.
4. Thorough and complete.
5. Still fresh and safe to use, not spoiled.

## Examples
- We heard some good news from the hospital.
- It's a good thing that I wasn't there.
- She is a good friend of mine.
- I had a good workout at the gym.
- The meat is still good for a few more days.

## Synonyms
- acceptable
- agreeable
- amazing
- awesome
- beatific
- bene
- blissful
- bodacious
- bona
- brilliant
- celestial
- commendable

## Antonyms
- awful
- bad
- detestable
- disagreeable
- dreadful
- evil
- horrible
- poor
- terrible
- unsatisfactory

## Derived Forms
- agood
- all-good
- anti-good
- badbye
- dogoodery
- double-plus-good
- feel-good
- feelgoodery
- godwit
- good-ass
- good-bad
- good-brother

## Related Forms
- goodness
- intermediate
- moderate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʰedʰ-
- Root: good
- Root: gōd
- Root: *gōd
- Root: *gōdaz

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English good, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit, fit”). Related to gather and together, but not to god/God. Eclipsed non-native Middle English bon, bone, boon, boun (“good”) borrowed from Old French bon (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). Cognates Cognate with Scots gude, guid (“good”), Yola gayde, gooude, gude (“good”), North Frisian goud, gud, guid, gur, gödj, gööd (“good”), Saterland Frisian goud (“good”), West Frisian goed (“good”), Alemannic Germa…

## AI Etymology
Good is inherited from Middle English good, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit, fit”). Related to gather and together, but not to god/God. Eclipsed non-native Middle English bon, bone, boon, boun (“good”) borrowed from Old French bon (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). In current use, the main senses are “Of a high standard or quality; pleasing” and “Having a positive or favourable result”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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