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good

 
 
/gʊd/ adjective (better, best)

Translation

PLEASANT enjoyable, pleasant, or interesting
iyi, hoş, ilginç
a good book Did you have a good time at the party?976
HIGH QUALITY of a high quality or level
iyi, kaliteli
She speaks good French. The food at this restaurant is very good.2445
SUCCESSFUL successful, or able to do something well
iyi, başarılı
Anne's a good cook. She's very good at geography.2147
KIND kind or helpful
nazik, yardımsever
a good friend My granddaughter is very good to me.9591025
HEALTHY something that you say when a person asks how you are
iyi, keyfi yerinde, güzel
'Hi, how are you?' 'I'm good, thanks.'197
POSITIVE having a positive or useful effect
iyi gelen, işe yarayan
Exercise is good for you.1912
SUITABLE suitable or satisfactory
uygun, yerinde, yeterli
When would be a good time to phone?2445
BEHAVIOUR A good child or animal behaves well.
iyi huylu, iyi
959
MORALLY RIGHT morally right
iyi ahlaklı, iyi
a good person He sets a good example to the rest of the class.959
COMPLETE complete and detailed
tam ve ayrıntılı
She got a good look at the robbers.1922
LARGE used to emphasize the number, amount, quality, etc of something
epey, çokça, bir hayli
There's a good chance he'll pass the exam.12451797
SATISFACTION something you say when you are satisfied or pleased about something or when you agree with something
'Ne iyi!', 'Oh!', 'Hele şükür!', 'Ne güzel!'
Oh good, he's arrived at last.2445
Good God/grief/heavens!, etc used to express surprise or shock
'Aman Allah'ım!', 'Aman Yarabbi!'
Good heavens! It's already 11 p.m.12492414
a good 20 minutes/30 miles, etc not less than 20 minutes/30 miles, etc and probably a bit more
20 dakikadan/30 milden az olamaz/az değil
→ See also be in sb's good/bad books → See also it's a good job → See also for good measure → See also stand sb in good stead1817
good to go informal be ready to go
gitmeye/yola çıkmaya hazır olmak
I'll get my coat and then I'm good to go.
(Definition of good adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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