make good

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To achieve substantial success in life, often in business.
  2. To complete successfully; to fulfil (a promise).
  3. To match the first player's bet with one's own, rather than dropping out.
  4. To remedy or compensate for (a defect or deficiency).
  5. To make (a surface) level or even.

Word forms

make good makes good making good made good

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