make good

1. Carry out successfully, make sure of, as in He made good his escape . This usage was first recorded in 1606.

2. Succeed, as in He made good as a writer . [c. 1900]

3. Compensate for, make up for, as in They made good the loss . This usage first appeared in William Langland's Piers Ploughman (1377).

4. Fulfill, as in She made good her promise . This usage was first recorded in Miles Coverdale's 1535 translation of the Bible (II Chronicles 6:16): “Make good unto my father, David ... that which thou hast promised him.”

Example Sentences

Then, on a passionately belted bridge, she makes good on her word.

From New York Times

And so he made good on his other promise.

From Los Angeles Times

But he’s also made good on promises to provide more even-keeled leadership and repair fractured relationships with other county leaders.

From Los Angeles Times

Brexit victor Boris Johnson was widely expected to make good on his referendum statement that voting Leave in the Brexit referendum was “the only way to take back control of immigration”.

From BBC

If elected, former President Trump would have the authority to make good on his threat to cut off federal aid to California for wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times

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