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I. good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

1. good (of high quality):

good
gut <besser, am besten>
good show [or job]!
I need a good meal now
the child had the good sense to ...
that's a good one iron
haha, der war gut! iron
to be a good catch
good ears/eyes
to do a good job
to be in good shape
good timing
to feel good

2. good (skilled):

good
gut <besser, am besten>
good
to be good at sth
gut in etw dat sein
he's a good runner [or he's good at running]
he's not very good at maths [or Am in math]
to be good with sth with children
to be good in bed

3. good (pleasant):

good
good day esp Brit, Aus
good day dated (said at departure)
have a good day
good news
to have a good time
good weather
to have a good one inf

4. good (appealing to senses):

good
gut <besser, am besten>
good
sb looks good in sth clothes
etw steht jdm
to have good looks, to be good-looking

5. good (favourable):

good
gut <besser, am besten>
there's a good chance [that] ...
the play got good reviews [or a good press]
the good life
good luck [on sth]
viel Glück [bei etw dat]
a good omen
good times
to be too good to be true
to have [got] it good inf

6. good (beneficial):

good
to be good for sb
milk is good for you

7. good (useful):

good
good

8. good (on time):

in good time

9. good (appropriate):

to be a good time to do sth

10. good inv (kind):

good
good
be so good as to ...
would you be good enough to ...
to do a good deed

11. good (moral):

good
gut <besser, am besten>
the Good Book
for a good cause
to set a good example to sb
sb's good name/reputation
to be [as] good as one's word

12. good (well-behaved):

good
gut <besser, am besten>
good dog!
be a good girl and ...
OK, I'll be a good sport
good loser

13. good attr, inv (thorough):

good
gut <besser, am besten>
good
now, now — have a good cry
a good beating
to have a good laugh
to have a good look at sth
a good talking to

14. good pred, inv banknote:

good (valid)
good (not forged)
good (usable)
gut <besser, am besten>

15. good attr, inv (substantial):

good
a good deal
a good few/many

16. good pred, inv FOOD (not rotten):

good
gut <besser, am besten>

17. good pred, inv (able to provide):

good
gut <besser, am besten>
her credit is good

18. good (almost, virtually):

as good as ...
so gut wie ...
to be as good as dead/new

19. good attr, inv (to emphasize):

good
good and ... she's really good and mad

20. good Brit (said to accept order):

very good
sehr wohl! old

21. good (in exclamations):

good Lord [or heavens]!
good gracious!
good grief!
good egg! Brit dated
iron oh, — good for you!

22. good attr, inv (said to express affection):

good old James!
the good old days

Phrases:

if you can't be good, be careful prov
good to go
good to go
bereit <bereiter, am bereitesten>
to have a good innings Brit
to make good
to make sth ⇆ good (repair)
to make sth ⇆ good mistake
to make sth ⇆ good (pay for)
etw wettmachen inf
to make sth ⇆ good (do successfully)
to make good time

II. good [gʊd] ADV

1. good esp Am region inf (well):

good
gut <besser, am besten>
boy, she can sure sing good, can't she?

2. good inf (thoroughly):

good
to do sth good and proper

III. good [gʊd] N no pl

1. good (moral force):

good
Gute nt <-n>
good and evil
to be up to no good
to do good
the good pl

2. good (benefit):

good
Wohl nt <-(e)s>
for one's own good

3. good (purpose):

good
Nutzen m <-s>
to be no [or not to be any]/not much good
to not do much/any good
iron a lot of good that'll do [you]!

4. good (profit):

we were £7,000 to the good when we sold our house

5. good (ability):

to be no good at sth
to be no good at sth

6. good COMM:

good
Gut nt <-(e)s, Gü̱·ter>
good
Ware f <-, -n>

Phrases:

for good [and all]

good N handel

good
Gut nt
good
OpenDict entry

good

good on you! Aus Brit inf
OpenDict entry

good

no thanks, I'm good
OpenDict entry

good N

to do sb a world of good
OpenDict entry

good N

for sb's own good
zu jds Wohl
OpenDict entry

good N

over for good
for good
OpenDict entry

good N

ˈfeel-good ADJ attr, inv

feel-good
a feel-good movie

Good ˈBook N no pl

the Good Book

good ˈfaith N no pl

good faith
good faith
to do sth in good faith
contrary to good faith LAW

Good ˈFri·day N no art

Good Friday

good-ˈheart·ed ADJ

good-hearted

good-ˈhu·moured, Am good-ˈhu·mored [ˌgʊdˈhju:məd, Am -mɚd] ADJ

good-ˈlook·er N dated

to be a real good-looker

I. good-ˈlook·ing <more good-looking, most good-looking [or better-looking, best-looking]> ADJ

good-looking

II. good-ˈlook·ing N

good-looking
Hübsche(r) f(m)