for good
/fəɹ ˈɡʊd/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.07 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
In a way that is conclusive and final.
Example Sentences
- "A bad haircut is no fun, but at least you’re not stuck with it for good, only until it grows out."
- "This day I left Chelsea for good (that's a genteel phrase) and am got into Suffolk street."
- "[S]he was dozing in the elbovv-chair, having refuſed to lie dovvn, ſaying, She ſhould ſoon, ſhe hoped, lie dovvn for good."
- "Well, now, I'm no scholar, and you're a lad as can read and figure; and, to put it straight, do you take it as a dead man is dead for good, or do he come alive again?"
- "What I want is to get out of this fix, for good—so I can go to sleep at night without worrying over what's going to happen to me tomorrow, and next month, and next year."
- "Yes, and thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes. I thought it was there for good so I never tried."
Etymology
From for (“over (a period of time)”, preposition) + good (“of an action: complete, thorough, utter”, adjective).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fəɹ ˈɡʊd/
- British English: /fə ˈɡʊd/