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Good Noun Iyilik  /ɡʊd   Uncountable I Gelmek Informal

Level A2 
Kind noun
Front good 
IPA  /ɡʊd   / noun [uncountable]
Back iyilik
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good (noun)

 /ɡʊd   / noun [uncountable]
 
1 behaviour that is morally right or acceptable
iyilik
 the difference between good and evil
 I'm sure there's some good in everybody.
 2 something that will help sb/sth; advantage
iyilik, yarar
 She did it for the good of her country.
 I know you don't want to go into hospital, but it's for your own good.
 What's the good of learning French if you have no chance of using it?
 look at GOODS
IDIOMS
be no good (doing sth)
to be of no use or value
yararı olmamak, işe yaramamak
 It's no good standing here in the cold. Let's go home.
 This sweater isn't any good. It's too small.
do you good
to help or be useful to you
iyi gelmek
 It'll do you good to meet some new people.
for good
for ever
sonsuza kadar, temelli
 I hope they've gone for good this time!
not much good
(informal)
bad or not useful
kötü;
yararsiz
 ‘How was the party?’ ‘Not much good.’
do sb a/the world of good
(informal)
to have a very good effect on sb
çok yaramak, ilaç gibi gelmek
 The holiday has done her the world of good (tatil ona çok yaramış).
 

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