good faith
Having or done with good, honest intentionsHaving or done with good, honest intentions; well-intentioned.
» Tom did it in good faith.
Tom hat es in gutem Glauben getan. — wolfgangth
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2 sensesHaving or done with good, honest intentions; well-intentioned.
A good faith buyer.
A good faith attempt.
gutgläubig
сумлі́ннийsumlínnyj, че́снийčésnyj
Presuming that all parties to a discussion are honest and intend to act in a fair and appropriate manner.
Good faith bargaining.
Examples
16 sentencesTom did it in good faith.
deTom hat es in gutem Glauben getan. — wolfgangth
We acted in good faith.
deWir handelten in gutem Glauben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He did it in good faith.
deEr hat es in gutem Glauben getan. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom did that in good faith.
We act in good faith.
Translations
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Origin
Calque of Anglo-Norman bone fei, Middle French bonne foy and Old French bonne foy, en boneCalque of Anglo-Norman bone fei, Middle French bonne foy and Old French bonne foy, en bone fei (“loyally, with honesty, with sincere intention”) (modern French bonne foi (“good faith”), de bonne foi (“in good faith, in earnest”)), from Latin bona fidēs (“good faith”).
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Forms
more good faith, most good faith| Comparative | more good faith Lesson |
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| Superlative | most good faith Lesson |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form