Meanings
noungood turn (plural good turns)
plural good turns
- idiomaticA good deed; a thoughtful or selfless act.
One good turn deserves another.
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I am doing you a good turn this year by sending you a friend,[…]
1895, Marie Corelli, The Sorrows of Satan: or The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire […], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, published 1896, →OCLC, page 14
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 恩惠, 好意
- 恩惠 (ēnhuì)good deed
- 好意 (hǎoyì)good deed
- 善行 (shànxíng)good deed
Finnish palvelus, hyvä teko
- palvelusgood deed
- hyvä tekogood deed
French bonne action
- bonne actiongood deed
German Wohltat
- Wohltatgood deed
Polish przysługa, dobry uczynek
- przysługagood deed
- dobry uczynekgood deed
Russian добрая услу́га
- добрая услу́га (dobraja uslúga)good deed
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“good turn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20turn. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good turn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20turn.
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