Meaning

4 senses
  1. Having excelled, having surpassed.

  2. Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.

    ausgezeichnet, hervorragend, großartig

    отли́чныйotlíčnyj, превосхо́дныйprevosxódnyj, великоле́пныйvelikolépnyj

    відмі́ннийvidmínnyj, чудо́вийčudóvyj

    very good; of the highest quality

  3. Exceptionally good of its kind.

    Bill and Ted had an excellent adventure last week in preparation for their history exam.

  4. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.

Examples

623 sentences
  1. Her husband is an excellent cook.

    Її чоловік чудовий повар.

    ruЕё муж превосходный повар.

    deIhr Mann ist ein hervorragender Koch.

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  2. Tom is an excellent cricket player.

    Том — добрий гравець у крикет.

    ruТом — отличный игрок в крикет.

    deTom ist ein hervorragender Kricketspieler.

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  3. I think it's an excellent idea.

    Думаю, це чудова ідея.

    ruДумаю, это отличная идея.

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  4. I think that's an excellent plan.

    Думаю, це чудовий план.

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  5. It's an excellent idea, I think.

    Це, гадаю, чудова ідея.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of the highest quality:
Русский
By meaning 1
of the highest quality:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of the highest quality:

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
Comparativemore excellent Lesson
Superlativemost excellent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

122 synonyms

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • an an excellent
  • an excellent idea
  • an excellent job
  • an excellent plan
  • excellent idea
  • excellent job
  • excellent plan

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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