make good
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Carry out successfully, make sure of, as in He made good his escape . This usage was first recorded in 1606.
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Fulfill, as in She made good her promise . This usage was first recorded in Miles Coverdale's 1535 translation of the Bible (II Chronicles 6:16): “Make good unto my father, David ... that which thou hast promised him.”
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Compensate for, make up for, as in They made good the loss . This usage first appeared in William Langland's Piers Ploughman (1377).
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Succeed, as in He made good as a writer . [c. 1900]
Example Sentences
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He also said that people who read financial columnists or listen to financial podcasts “don’t make good clients.”
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
“The Marriott PMS project continues to make good progress and is on plan,” CEO Ramesh Srinivasan said on Monday’s earnings call.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The two new entries, Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos, make good sense given the triumph of the iPhone and the rise of online shopping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
He’ll make good on that pledge Thursday when his Kings and the Colorado Avalanche face off in Game 3 of their first-round series at Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
I twisted the time around, personalized it into two and a half hours left for Fang to make good on my premonition.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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