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come good

come good verb: to become successful or turn out well after earlier poor performance or lack of promise.

Verb

come good (third-person singular simple present comes good, present participle coming good, simple past came good, past participle come good)

  1. (intransitive) To become successful or turn out well after earlier poor performance or lack of promise.
    • Near-synonym: make good
    • She was a wayward child but came good when she landed a job in the fashion industry.
    Synonyms:
    make good

Synonyms of come good

Forms of come good

third-person singular presentcomes good
present participlecoming good
pastcame good
past participlecome good

Questions about come good

What does come good mean?
Come good means to become successful or turn out well after earlier poor performance or lack of promise.
What part of speech is come good?
Come good is a verb.
What is the past tense of come good?
The past tense of come good is came good.

Words near come good in the dictionary

  1. come from behind
  2. come from below
  3. come from the right place
  4. come full circle
  5. come get some
  6. come good
  7. come hand
  8. come hands
  9. come head
  10. come hell or high water
  11. come here to me

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