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good for someone

good for someone interjection: an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation to a person.

Interjection

  1. An exclamation of encouragement or congratulation to a person.
    • You got married? Good for you!
    • The president doesn’t dodge “what if” questions. Good for him!
  2. Sarcastically belittling a person for an unimportant achievement.
    • He has a diploma from Harvard? Good for him: he's still not qualified for this job.
    Synonyms:
    I don't care

Adjective

good for someone (comparative better for someone, superlative best for someone)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, for.
    • Eating fruit is good for you.
    • The litigation is not good for anybody.

Synonyms of good for someone

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Forms of good for someone

Interjection
alternative formgood on someone
Adjective
comparativebetter for someone
superlativebest for someone

Questions about good for someone

What does good for someone mean?
Good for someone means an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation to a person.
What part of speech is good for someone?
Good for someone can be an interjection or an adjective.

Words near good for someone in the dictionary

  1. good fences make good neighbors
  2. good fences make good neighbours
  3. good folk
  4. good for a laugh
  5. good for nothing
  6. good for someone
  7. Good Forest
  8. good form
  9. good fortune
  10. good fortunes
  11. Good Friday

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