# gooden

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #68,259

## Definitions
1. To make good; improve; better; perfect.
2. To become good.
3. To grow; improve; prosper.

## Etymology
From good + -en. Compare Middle English goden, godien (“to make good, become good, endow with goods”), from Old English gōdian (“to improve, get better; make better; endow, enrich”). More at good.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gooden