good
adjective (KIND) /ɡʊd/ (better, best)Definition
A1 kind or helpful: a good friend It's good of you to offer to help. He's very good to his mother.Kind and thoughtful be so good as to (also be good enough to) formal › used to make a polite request: Be so good as to close the door when you leave.Polite expressions do (sb) a good turn old-fashioned › to do something kind that helps someone elseHelping and co-operating
(Definition of good adjective (KIND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a good/bad turn idiom
- abet verb
- assist verb
- assistance noun
- attend verb (PROVIDE HELP)
- avail verb
- band together phrasal verb
- errand of mercy idiom
- facilitate verb
- favour noun (KIND ACT)
- give sb a leg up idiom
- give/lend sb a helping hand idiom
- go a long way towards doing sth idiom
- pull strings idiom
- pull together phrasal verb
- pull your weight idiom
- rally round (sb) phrasal verb
- recourse noun
- sake noun (HELP)
- supportive adjective
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