Good meaning words
- is good a verb
- is good a verb or adjective
- is good a verb or noun
- is good a verb or adverb
Good adjective
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goodverb
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb good, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is used in British English.
About 0.1occurrences per million words in modern written English
1750 | 0.092 |
1760 | 0.092 |
1770 | 0.093 |
1780 | 0.097 |
1790 | 0.1 |
1800 | 0.1 |
1810 | 0.098 |
1820 | 0.096 |
1830 | 0.091 |
1840 | 0.083 |
1850 | 0.079 |
1860 | 0.08 |
1870 | 0.081 |
1880 | 0.084 |
1890 | 0.09 |
1900 | 0.1 |
1910 | 0.11 |
1920 | 0.12 |
1930 | 0.13 |
1940 | 0.13 |
1950 | 0.12 |
1960 | 0.12 |
1970 | 0.11 |
1980 | 0.11 |
1990 | 0.099 |
2000 | 0.096 |
2010 | 0.091 |
Earliest known use
Old English
The earliest known use of the verb good is in the Old English period (pre-1150).
good is a word inherited from Germanic.
Nearby entries
- -gony, comb.
form
- gonyaulax, n.1902–
- gonydeal, adj.1874–
- gonys, n.1836–
- gonzo, adj. & n.1971–
- goo, n.1903–
- goo, v.1941–
- goober, n.1833–
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- is good a verb noun or adjective
- good is a verb or not