good

/ɡʊd/ noun

Definition

› [no plural] what people think is morally right: Children don’t always understand the difference between good and bad.

› something that is an advantage or help to a person or situation: It’s hard work, but it’s for your own good.

do someone good › to be useful or helpful to someone: A holiday will do you good.

for good › forever: When he was 20, he left home for good.

(Definition of good noun from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

false, not real or not legal

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