be good for

verb

To be fit, to be useful.

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Meanings

verbbe 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)

present singular third person is good for · participle present being good for · past was good for · participle past been good for

  1. This entry is a translation hub.To be fit, to be useful.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 適合 /适合, 有用
  • 適合 /适合 (shìhé)be fit
  • 有用 (yǒuyòng)be fit
Finnish käydä, sopia
  • käydäbe fit
  • sopiabe fit
German taugen zu, gut sein zu
  • taugen zube fit
  • gut sein zube fit
Hungarian jó, megfelel
  • jóbe fit
  • megfelelbe fit
  • alkalmasbe fit
Italian giovare
  • giovarebe fit
Russian годи́ться, пригоди́ться
  • годи́ться (godítʹsja)be fit
  • пригоди́ться (prigodítʹsja)be fit
Spanish servir para
  • servir parabe fit
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be good for,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20good%20for.

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