Meaning

1 senses
  1. (obsolete)Excellently.

Examples

623 sentences
  1. Her husband is an excellent cook.

    Її чоловік чудовий повар. — Internecivus

    ruЕё муж превосходный повар. — paul_lingvo

    deIhr Mann ist ein hervorragender Koch. — Zaghawa

  2. 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

  3. I think it's an excellent idea.

    Думаю, це чудова ідея. — Anjy

    ruДумаю, это отличная идея. — marafon

  4. I think that's an excellent plan.

    Думаю, це чудовий план. — deniko

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

    Це, гадаю, чудова ідея. — deniko

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

regular

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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