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be good for

be good for verb: to be fit, to be useful.

Verb

be good for (third-person singular simple present is good for, present participle being good for, simple past was good for, past participle been good for)

  1. (This entry is a translation hub.) To be fit, to be useful.

Forms of be good for

third-person singular presentis good for
present participlebeing good for
pastwas good for
past participlebeen good for

Questions about be good for

What does be good for mean?
Be good for means to be fit, to be useful.
What part of speech is be good for?
Be good for is a verb.
What is the past tense of be good for?
The past tense of be good for is was good for.

Words near be good for in the dictionary

  1. be fearful when others are greedy
  2. be friends
  3. be gathered to one's fathers
  4. be going to
  5. be gone
  6. be good for
  7. be greedy when others are fearful
  8. be here for
  9. be in and out
  10. be in each other's pockets
  11. be in for

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