For Good

Definition: For Good

For Good

Adverb

1. For a long time without essential change; "he is permanently disabled".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: For Good

Completeness

Adverb: completely; Adjective: altogether, outright, wholly, totally, in toto, quite; all out; over head and ears; effectually, for good and all, nicely, fully, through thick and thin, head and shoulders; neck and heel, neck and crop; in all respects, in every respect; at all points, out and out, to all intents and purposes; toto coelo; utterly; clean, clean as a whistle; to the full, to the utmost, to the backbone; hollow, stark; heart and soul, root and branch, down to the ground.

Diuturnity

All the day long, all the year round; the livelong day, as the day is long, morning noon and night; hour after hour, day after day; for good; permanently; Adjective:

Permanence

Adverb: in statu quo; for good, finally; at a stand, at a standstill; uti possidetis; without a shadow of turning.

Time

The whole time, all the time; all along; throughout; (completely); for good; (diuturnity).

Crosswords: For Good

I'm telling you, he's gone for good. (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay)

Okay. So, ten out of ten for style, but minus several million for good thinking, huh? (The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy; writing credit: Douglas Adams; John Lloyd)

So I settled for good foodnice musicand, um. (The Division; writing credit: Guglielmo Enea; Marcello Fois)

For good clean fun, there's nothing like a wake. (Nothing Sacred; writing credit: James H. Street; Ben Hecht)

At my challenge, by the ancient laws of combat, we are met at this chosen ground, to settle for good and all who holds sway over the five points: us natives, born rightwise to this fine land, or the foreign hordes defiling it! (Gangs of New York; writing credit: Jay Cocks)

This time he's over her for good (He Stopped Loving Her Today; performing artist: George Jones; writing credit: R. V. Braddock and C. Putman, Jr)

I will crawl away for good. (You Know You're Right; performing artist: Nirvana)

You're searching for good times (TIME IS ON MY SIDE; performing artist: The Rolling Stones)

For good luck, I like my rhymes atrocious (Play that funky music; performing artist: Vanilla Ice)

The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes. (references; author: unknown)

Back For Good (performing artist: Take That)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Gone for Good (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• They Came for Good - A History of the Jews in the United States - Taking Root, 1820-1880 (reference)

• Recipe for Good Health (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

From on overhead angle, a plate of potatoes and green beans, a bowl of tomatoes and yellow peppers with sour cream dip and a tossed salad are shown on a white tablecloth. Across the middle of the table, grey letters read: "Include 3-5 servings of vegetables daily". Shot on 4x5 format. This was used in the 1989 calendar "Eat for Good Health" April 1989. See artwork: PV-19. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

From an overhead angle, 2 pieces of red meat are shown with a knife on a cutting board, sitting on a white tile counter. Above the image, red lettering reads: "Choose lean meats, trim extra fats, avoid adding fat in cooking". Shot on 4x5 format. This was used in the 1989 calendar "Eat for Good Health" February 1989. See artwork: PV-19. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Leith - a fleet of whaling chase vessels layed up for good. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Though the pears pictured do not have a texture suitable for good eating, scientists at the ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Kearneysville, West Virginia, will combine their fire blight-resistant qualities with other lines possessing traits sought in commercial pear varieties. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller..

La Nourriture Propre C'est La Sante : Clean Food For Good Health. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

For good nutrition eat many different foods every day. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

For good order delivery use Railway Express Agency / Robert E. Lee. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Payments required to be made in gold or its equivalent on account of the proved claims of the Allied and Associated Powers may at any time be accepted by the Commission in the form of chattels, properties, commodities, businesses, rights, concessions within or without German territory, ships, bonds, shares or securities of any kind, or currencies of Germany or other States, the value of such substitutes for good being fixed at a fair and just amount by the Commission itself. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The misery with them all was, clearly, that they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters and had lost the power for ever.

The change may be for good or ill, and is partly, perhaps, for both.

Grief everywhere was only an occasion for good always.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Calcium is essential for good health. (references)

A healthy optic nerve is necessary for good vision. (references)

Bladder control means you urinate only when you want to. For good bladder control, all parts of your system must work together. (references)

Business

They also consider high price to be an indicator for good quality. (references)

The decisive competitive criteria are price, development potential, flexibility, logistics capability, reliability, promotion and the demand for good quality. (references)

End-users in Hong Kong, however, prefer U.S. and European disposables because of the latters' reputation for good quality products that conform to FDA and EC standards, respectively. (references)

Children

Armenia

Some teachers are known to demand bribes from parents in return for good or passing grades for their children. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

The Minister of National Education stated that almost one-third of the primary and secondary school dropout rate of 66 percent was attributable to pregnancies, and that many of the sexual partners of female students were teachers, to whom girls sometimes granted sexual favors in return for good grades or money. (references)

Economic History

Lithuania

They consider high price as an indicator for good quality. (references)

Human Rights

Belize

There is a time-off program for good behavior. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

Prisoners receive wages for prison work and benefits for good behavior. (references)

Peru

He had been serving a 7-year sentence for stealing a tricycle and was about to be pardoned for good behavior. (references)

Women

Korea

As examples of gender-discriminatory remarks, the Ministry cited statements that emphasized women's traditional roles in families, stressed men's leadership in society, and encouraged female students to work for good marriages instead of embarking on a career after graduation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "for good": For good and all ♦ for good measure ♦ leave for good ♦ measure for good measure. Additional references.

Bulgarian 

окончателно (completely, finally, fully, out and out, outright), завинаги (evermore, for ever, forever, outright, permanently). (various references)

Czech

navždy (for ever, forever), nastálo (forever), nadobro (clean). (various references)

Estonian

heaks. (various references)

Finnish

on tipotiessään (has disappeared without a trace, is gone for good), mennyttä kalua (gone for good, lost), menköön syteen tai saveen (for better or worse, for good or ill), kaupanpäällisiksi (for good measure, into the bargain). (various references)

French

pour de bon, définitivement (once and for all), � jamais. (various references)

German

auf immer (forever). (various references)

Greek 

για πάντα (for ever, for life). (various references)

Hungarian

véglegesen (for good and all, permanently), végleg (for good and all), egyszer s mindenkorra (first last and all the time, for good and all, once for all), örökre (for ever, for keeps, forever, perpetually). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

何時までも (as long as one likes, eternally, forever, indefinitely). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

いつまでも (as long as one likes, eternally, forever, indefinitely). (various references)

Pig Latin

orfay oodgay

Romanian

pentru totdeauna (for ever, for ever and a day, for ever and ever, for good and all, for keeps, forever, forevermore, outright). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zauvek (evermore, forever, good: for good). (various references)

Spanish

por añadidura (for good measure, in addition to, into the bargain). (various references)

Swedish

för gott. (various references)

Turkish

temelli olarak (for good and all, for keeps, permanently), geri dönmemek üzere. (various references)

Turkmen 

mydamalaяyn (forever). (various references)

Ukrainian

остаточно (decidedly, decisively, finally), назавжди (for ay, for aye, for ever, forever, in perpetuity). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: fordo, forgo.

-3 letters: door, food, ford, frog, good, goof, odor, ordo, rood, roof.

-4 letters: dog, dor, fog, for, fro, god, goo, gor, rod.

-5 letters: do, go, od, of, or.

+4 letters: foredooming.