bad

UK /bæd/ US /bæːd/
adj 11noun 3adv 2intj 1verb 1

Collocations

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1

(adj.) not good; serious

VERBS

be, look, sound

become, get

His health became bad after he stopped exercising regularly.

ADV

extremely, really, very

enough

The traffic was bad enough without the rain making the roads even more dangerous.

fairly, pretty, quite, rather

My sister was quite bad at tennis when she first started playing.

PREP

at

My sister is quite bad at remembering people's names, even after meeting them several times.

for

Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth.

2

(adj.) not safe to eat

VERBS

be, look, smell, taste

The milk smells bad, so I threw it away this morning.

go, turn

The milk turned bad after we left it out of the refrigerator overnight.

3

(adj.) guilty/sorry

VERBS

feel

ADV

really, very

enough

My day went bad enough when I spilled coffee all over my shirt this morning.

fairly, pretty, quite, rather

PREP

about

He felt bad about missing his friend's birthday party last weekend.

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