excellent
Having excelled, having surpassedHaving excelled, having surpassed.
» Her husband is an excellent cook.
Ihr Mann ist ein hervorragender Koch. — Zaghawa
Её муж превосходный повар. — paul_lingvo
Её муж прекрасно готовит. — marafon
Її чоловік чудовий повар. — Internecivus
Її чоловік - неперевершений кухар. — ChickenKiev
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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. — Internecivus
ruЕё муж превосходный повар. — paul_lingvo
deIhr Mann ist ein hervorragender Koch. — Zaghawa
Tom is an excellent cricket player.
Том — добрий гравець у крикет. — deniko
ruТом — отличный игрок в крикет. — sharptoothed
deTom ist ein hervorragender Kricketspieler. — al_ex_an_der
I think it's an excellent idea.
Думаю, це чудова ідея. — Anjy
ruДумаю, это отличная идея. — marafon
I think that's an excellent plan.
Думаю, це чудовий план. — deniko
It's an excellent idea, I think.
Це, гадаю, чудова ідея. — deniko
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
119 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