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DO GOOD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be beneficial for

Example:

This will do you good

Synonyms:

benefit; do good

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "do good" is one way to...):

aid; help (improve the condition of)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

do-gooder (someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms)

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