"good for someone" meaning in All languages combined

See good for someone on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: better for someone [comparative], best for someone [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|better for someone|sup=best for someone}} good for someone (comparative better for someone, superlative best for someone)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, for.
    Sense id: en-good_for_someone-en-adj-6oCB2OQ3

Interjection [English]

Forms: good on someone [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} good for someone
  1. An exclamation of encouragement or congratulation to a person. Synonyms: well done, get you, well done Translations (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation): hyvä juttu (Finnish), hyvä homma (Finnish), gratulálok! (Hungarian), ez igen! (Hungarian), ügyes! (Hungarian), szép volt (Hungarian), buon per te (Italian), brawo ty (Polish), молоде́ц (molodéc) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-good_for_someone-en-intj-rEJvuC08 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 84 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 80 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 86 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 93 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 78 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 4 58 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 86 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 72 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 86 8 Disambiguation of 'an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation': 99 1
  2. Sarcastically belittling a person for an unimportant achievement. Synonyms: I don't care
    Sense id: en-good_for_someone-en-intj-wiwyKpM~

Inflected forms

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      "form": "good on someone",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
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          "_dis": "3 93 4",
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          "_dis": "7 78 15",
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        },
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          "_dis": "4 58 38",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 86 8",
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        },
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          "_dis": "6 86 8",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You got married? Good for you!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The president doesn’t dodge “what if” questions. Good for him!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An exclamation of encouragement or congratulation to a person."
      ],
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          "encouragement",
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        ],
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          "congratulation",
          "congratulation#English"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "well done"
        },
        {
          "word": "get you"
        },
        {
          "word": "well done"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
          "word": "hyvä juttu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
          "word": "hyvä homma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
          "word": "gratulálok!"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
          "word": "ez igen!"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
          "word": "ügyes!"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
          "word": "szép volt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
          "word": "buon per te"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
          "word": "brawo ty"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "molodéc",
          "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
          "word": "молоде́ц"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He has a diploma from Harvard? Good for him: he's still not qualified for this job.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Sarcastically belittling a person for an unimportant achievement."
      ],
      "id": "en-good_for_someone-en-intj-wiwyKpM~",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "I don't care"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "good for someone"
}

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      "form": "better for someone",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "best for someone",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "text": "Eating fruit is good for you.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The litigation is not good for anybody.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, George Carlin, “GOOD FOR HEADACHES”, in Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 68:",
          "text": "Sometimes on television they tell you a product is \"good for headaches.\" I don't want something that's good for headaches. I want something that's bad for headaches. And good for me.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      ],
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations"
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        {
          "text": "You got married? Good for you!",
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        },
        {
          "text": "The president doesn’t dodge “what if” questions. Good for him!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "congratulation",
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        {
          "word": "well done"
        },
        {
          "word": "get you"
        },
        {
          "word": "well done"
        }
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        {
          "text": "He has a diploma from Harvard? Good for him: he's still not qualified for this job.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sarcastically belittling a person for an unimportant achievement."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "I don't care"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
      "word": "hyvä juttu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
      "word": "hyvä homma"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
      "word": "gratulálok!"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
      "word": "ez igen!"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
      "word": "ügyes!"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
      "word": "szép volt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
      "word": "buon per te"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
      "word": "brawo ty"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "molodéc",
      "sense": "an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation",
      "word": "молоде́ц"
    }
  ],
  "word": "good for someone"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations"
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    },
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      "form": "best for someone",
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        "superlative"
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          "text": "Eating fruit is good for you.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "The litigation is not good for anybody.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, George Carlin, “GOOD FOR HEADACHES”, in Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 68:",
          "text": "Sometimes on television they tell you a product is \"good for headaches.\" I don't want something that's good for headaches. I want something that's bad for headaches. And good for me.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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  "word": "good for someone"
}

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