🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

assez bon

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-seh bon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pretty Good/ˈprɪti ɡʊd/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le film était assez bon."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Moderately good; acceptable or satisfactory.

    "The movie was pretty good, better than I expected."
  2. 2

    Used to express a degree of approval or satisfaction.

    "Her performance was pretty good, earning her a standing ovation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'pretty good' combines the adverb 'pretty,' meaning 'to a moderately high degree,' and the adjective 'good,' which has Old English roots from 'gōd,' meaning 'virtuous' or 'beneficial.' Over time, 'pretty' has evolved from its original meaning of 'clever' or 'sly' to denote a degree of moderation in contemporary usage.

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