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for good

/fə ˈɡʊd/ UK
/ˌfɔːɹ-/ UK
/fəɹ ˈɡʊd/ Canada, US
/ˌfoɹ-/ Canada, US
/fə ˈɡʊd/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˌfoːɹ-/ Australia, New Zealand
/fɐ ˈɡʊd/ New Zealand
/fa ˈɡʊd/ New Zealand
/fəɹ ˈɡʉd/ Scotland
/ˌfoɹ-/ Scotland
/fəʳ ˈɡʊɖ/ India
/ˌfoːɾ-/ India

Where it comes from

From for (“over (a period of time)”, preposition) + good (“of an action: complete, thorough, utter”, adjective).

phrase for good and all

idiomatic In a way that is conclusive and final. A bad haircut is no fun, but at least you’re not stuck with it for good, only until it grows out.
Similar: definitively, forever, for good and all, once and for all, permanently

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prep_phrase in a way that is conclusive and final — see also once and for all

Español	con toda la barba, definitivamente, de una vez por todas, para siempre
日本語	永遠に eien ni, 永久に eikyu ni
中文	一直 yīzhí, 永久 yǒngjiǔ, 永遠 /永远 yǒngyuǎn
Português	de vez, em definitivo, eternamente, para sempre
Français	pour de bon, définitivement, une bonne fois pour toutes
Deutsch	auf ewig, endgültig, für immer
Italiano	definitivamente, per sempre
Ελληνικά	για τα καλά gia ta kalá
Русский	наве́ки navéki, навсегда́ navsegdá
Tiếng Việt	mãi mãi, vĩnh viễn

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@misc{for_good_2026,
  title = {for good},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for%20good},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}