make good

phrase

1

or make good on : to make valid or complete: such as

a

: to carry out successfully

made good their escape

made good on his promise

b

: indemnify

make good the loss

c

: to make up for (a deficiency)

made good previous neglect of his child

d

: prove

made good a charge

2

: to prove to be capable

also : succeed

The play made good at the box office.

Examples of make good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

We are elected to do a job, and that’s to make good decisions for the American people. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

For a morning caffeine fix, Hatchet West and Bohemia Coffee House are solid downtown options that make good starting points for a day of exploring. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

Pity the poor educators in between, trying to make good decisions. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Let this encourage you to make good use out of the Brilliant Earth arrivals, taking equally good care of them. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for make good

• adulthood
• babyhood
• brotherhood
• cottonwood
• fatherhood
• firewood
• fuelwood
• hardihood
• ironwood
• leatherwood
• likelihood
• livelihood