3good adverb
informal 1 chiefly US : 1well 1
▪ Things have been going good lately. ▪ The team is doing good this year. ▪ “How did you hit the ball today?” “Good.” ◊The use of good to mean “well” is considered wrong by many people. It occurs mainly in very informal speech. 2 chiefly US : completely and thoroughly
▪ The other team whipped us good. ▪ That was a funny joke you played on him. You really got him good. [=he was completely fooled by the joke] ▪ “They sure soaked you with that bucket of water.” “Yeah, they really got me good.” [=I got completely soaked with water] ▪ (Brit) Clean it up good and proper. 3 — used for emphasis before words like long and many ▪ I haven't seen her for a good long time. [=a very long time] ▪ There were a good many people [=a lot of people] at the meeting. ▪ (chiefly Brit) Not all our students go on to university, but a good few [=quite a few] of them do.
▪ Things have been going good lately. ▪ The team is doing good this year. ▪ “How did you hit the ball today?” “Good.” ◊The use of good to mean “well” is considered wrong by many people. It occurs mainly in very informal speech.
▪ The other team whipped us good. ▪ That was a funny joke you played on him. You really got him good. [=he was completely fooled by the joke] ▪ “They sure soaked you with that bucket of water.” “Yeah, they really got me good.” [=I got completely soaked with water] ▪ (Brit) Clean it up good and proper.
