English-Dutch translations for make good

• waarmaken
  Dat voornemen kan hij alleen waarmaken met geweld en onderdrukking. He can only make good that promise by violence and oppression.
  Wij verwachten nu dan ook van hen dat zij deze toezeggingen zullen waarmaken. So we now look to them to make good the undertakings that they gave us yesterday.
  Naar ik van harte hoop, zal de Commissie buitenlandse zaken haar voornemen, een volwaardig verslag over de toestand in Cuba, in de volgende zittingsperiode waarmaken. I sincerely hope that the Committee on Foreign Affairs will make good its intention to produce a full report on the situation in Cuba during the next session.

Definition of make good

• To achieve substantial success in life, often in business
• To complete successfully; to fulfil (a promise
• To match the first player's bet with one's own, rather than dropping out
• To remedy or compensate for (a defect or deficiency
• To make level or even

Examples

• He made good his escape by jumping from a second-story window.
• The check bounced, but he said he will make good on it next month.
• The company made good the damage by paying my repair costs.

Related words

• make good, compensate
• make the perfect the enemy of the good
• a good beginning makes a good ending