bad

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), probably a shortening of Old English bæddel (“hermaphrodite”) (cf. English much, wench, from Old English myċel, wenċel), from bǣdan (“to defile”), from Proto-Germanic *bad- (cf. Old High German pad (“hermaphrodite”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoidʰ- (cf. Welsh baedd (“wild boar”), Latin foedus (“foul, filthy”), foedō (“to defile, pollute”)).

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bad (comparative worse or (nonstandard) badder, superlative worst or (nonstandard) baddest)

  1. Not good; unfavorable; negative.
    You have bad credit.
  2. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.
    It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
  3. Not suitable or fitting.
    Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
  4. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
    Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
  5. Evil; wicked.
    Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
  6. Faulty; not functional.
    I had a bad headlight.
  7. Of food, spoiled, rotten, overripe.
    These apples have gone bad.
  8. Of breath, malodorous, foul.
    Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
  9. Bold and daring.
    Did you see what he wrote on that guy's forehead? What a bad ass!
  10. Severe, urgent (of a need or want).
    He is in bad need of a haircut.
[edit] Usage notes

If a person says a food (such as chocolate-covered lard) is "bad for you", that person usually means that the food is "unhealthy". Some foods (such as grapes) are bad for dogs (meaning they are poisonous to dogs) but not bad for humans. Non-foods can also be "bad for you": eating arsenic is bad for you, and smoking cigarettes is also bad for you.

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antonyms of various senses of bad (adjective)
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not good
seemingly non-appropriate, in manners
not suitable or fitting
tricky; stressful; unpleasant
evil, wicked
faulty; not functional
spoilt, rotten, overripe — see spoilt
of breath: malodorous
bold and daring, bad
serious; urgent
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[edit] Adverb

bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)

  1. (now colloquial) Badly.
    I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
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badly — see badly

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bad (uncountable)

  1. (slang) error, mistake
    Sorry, my bad!
    • Template:quote-boook
    • 2003, Zane, Skyscraper, page 7:
      “Chico, you're late again.” I turned around and stared him in his beady eyes. “I missed my bus. My bad, Donald.” “Your bad? Your bad? What kind of English is that?
    • 2008, Camika Spencer, Cubicles, page 68:
      Teresa broke out in laughter. “Dang, I sound like I'm talking to my man.” “I tried your cell phone, but you didn't answer.” “I left it at home, Friday. My bad.” “Yeah, your bad.” I laughed. “Really, I'm sorry. It won't happen again.
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slang: error, mistake

[edit] Etymology 2

Probably identical to bad etymology 1 above, esp. in sense "bold, daring".

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bad (comparative badder, superlative baddest)

  1. (Should we move(+) this sense?) (slang) Fantastic.
    You is [sic] bad, man!

[edit] Etymology 3

From Middle English bad, from Old English bæd, first and third-person singular indicative past tense of biddan (“to ask”).

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bad

  1. (archaic) Alternative past tense of bid. See bade.

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unknown

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bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)

  1. (UK, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
    • 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in William John Thomas, Doran (John), Henry Frederick Turle, Joseph Knight, Vernon Horace Rendall, Florence Hayllar, Notes and Queries, page 346
      A curious specimen of Gloucestershire dialect c»me out in an assault case heard by the Gloucester court magistrates on Saturday. One of the witnesses, speaking of what a girl was doing at the time the assault took place, said she was ' badding ' walnuts in a pigstye. The word is peculiarly provincial : to ' bad ' walnuts is to strip away the husk. The walnut, too, is often called » 'bannut,' and hence the old Gloucestershire phrase, ' Come an' bad the bannuts.'

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse bað.

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  • IPA: /bad/, [bað]

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bad n. (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)

  1. bath, shower, swim
  2. bathroom
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    Inflection of bad
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative bad badet bade badene
genitive bads badets bades badenes

[edit] Etymology 2

See bede (“to pray, request”).

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  • IPA: /baːd/, [baðˀ]

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bad

  1. past of bede

[edit] Etymology 3

See bade (“to bathe, bath”).

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  • IPA: /baːd/, [bæðˀ]

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bad

  1. imperative of bade

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From Old Dutch *bath, from Proto-Germanic *baþan.

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bad n. (plural baden, diminutive badje)

  1. bath
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bad

  1. singular past indicative of bidden.

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bad

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌳

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bad

  1. bath

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    Inflection of bad
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Bokmål n bad badet bad bada/badene
Nynorsk n bad badet bad bada [badi]

[edit] Old English

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  • IPA: /bɑːd/

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bād

  1. First-person singular preterite of bīdan
  2. Third-person singular preterite of bīdan

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bad m. (genitive baid, plural badan)

  1. place, spot
  2. tuft, bunch
  3. flock, group
  4. thicket, clump (of trees)

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bad n.

  1. a bath, the act of bathing
  2. a bath, a place for bathing (badplats, badhus)

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Declension of bad
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bad badet bad baden
genitive bads badets bads badens

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[edit] Verb

bad

  1. past tense of be.
  2. past tense of bedja.

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bad (plural bads)

  1. evil, badness

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declension of bad
singular plural
nominative bad bads
genitive bada badas
dative bade bades
accusative badi badis
predicative badu badus
vocative o bad! o bads!

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