excellent
Having excelled, having surpassedHaving excelled, having surpassed.
» Her husband is an excellent cook.
Ihr Mann ist ein hervorragender Koch.
Её муж превосходный повар.
Её муж прекрасно готовит.
Її чоловік чудовий повар.
Її чоловік - неперевершений кухар.
Meaning
4 sensesHaving excelled, having surpassed.
Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
ausgezeichnet, hervorragend, großartig
отли́чныйotlíčnyj, превосхо́дныйprevosxódnyj, великоле́пныйvelikolépnyj
відмі́ннийvidmínnyj, чудо́вийčudóvyj
very good; of the highest quality
Exceptionally good of its kind.
Bill and Ted had an excellent adventure last week in preparation for their history exam.
Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.
Examples
623 sentencesHer husband is an excellent cook.
Її чоловік чудовий повар.
ruЕё муж превосходный повар.
deIhr Mann ist ein hervorragender Koch.
Tom is an excellent cricket player.
Том — добрий гравець у крикет.
ruТом — отличный игрок в крикет.
deTom ist ein hervorragender Kricketspieler.
I think it's an excellent idea.
Думаю, це чудова ідея.
ruДумаю, это отличная идея.
I think that's an excellent plan.
Думаю, це чудовий план.
It's an excellent idea, I think.
Це, гадаю, чудова ідея.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated,From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel + -ent.
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Forms
more excellent, most excellent| Comparative | more excellent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most excellent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
122 synonyms- very good; of the highest quality:first-classfantabuloussplendidrippingmean
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
7 patterns- an an excellent
- an excellent idea
- an excellent job
- an excellent plan
- excellent idea
- excellent job
- excellent plan