"do good" meaning in English

See do good in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: does good [present, singular, third-person], doing good [participle, present], did good [past], done good [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> good}} do good (third-person singular simple present does good, present participle doing good, simple past did good, past participle done good)
  1. To act virtuously. Translations (act virtuously): jót tesz/cselekszik (Hungarian), fare del bene (Italian)
    Sense id: en-do_good-en-verb-zmF~~DVn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of 'act virtuously': 96 4
  2. To contribute positively; to aid. Translations (contribute positively): faire bien de (French), jót tesz (Hungarian), használ (Hungarian), segít (Hungarian), fare bene (Italian)
    Sense id: en-do_good-en-verb-BZmaYnhm Disambiguation of 'contribute positively': 5 95

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