Is this a good dress for the party? Not spoiled or ruined: The milk is still good. Used formerly to refer to the US Government grade of meat higher good gifts to give your boyfriend on valentine’s day standard and lower than choice.

Valid or true: a good reason. Ready or able for a specified or assumed activity: I’m good for another round of golf. Able to pay or contribute: Is she good for the money that you lent her? Able to elicit a specified reaction: He is always good for a laugh.

Full: It is a good mile from here. Landing within bounds or within a particular area of a court and therefore in play: The first serve was wide, but the second was good. Passing between the uprights of the goal and therefore scoring, as a field goal in football. Used to form exclamatory phrases expressing surprise or dismay: Good heavens! A good, valuable, or useful part or aspect. There is much good to be found in people. A product that is bought and sold: frozen goods.

Slang Incriminating information or evidence: tried to get the goods on the crook. Informal Used as an intensive: The pipe started to leak but good. I’m moving to Europe for good. I’ll do it when I’m good and ready. It’s no good arguing with them. In an advantageous financial position: ended up to the good.

Thus, The dress fits well and looks good. Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. It is good that you are here. Fresh fruit is good for you.

Now we can all go home. The coffee is good and hot. This pass is good for two free seats. Afterwards, we were several thousand dollars to the good. The use of good as an adverb, esp.

He did good on the test. In formal speech or edited writing the adverb well is used instead: He did well on the test. The adjective good is standard after linking verbs like taste, smell, look, feel, be, and seem: Everything tastes good. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.