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was good for

was good for is the simple past of be good for.

Meaning of be good for

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.

Questions about was good for

What is was good for the simple past of?
Was good for is the simple past of be good for.

Words near was good for in the dictionary

  1. was born last week
  2. was cruel to be kind
  3. was done with
  4. was down with
  5. was gathered to one's fathers
  6. was good for
  7. was in each other's pockets
  8. was in for
  9. was late
  10. was left at the post
  11. was left holding the baby

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Adapted from Wiktionary: was good for (page history and authors); be good for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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