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bad

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Banda languages.

English edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English bad, badde (wicked, evil, depraved), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortening of Old English bæddel (hermaphrodite) (for loss of -el compare Middle English muche from Old English myċel, and Middle English wenche from Old English wenċel), or at least related to it and/or to bǣ̆dan (to defile), compare Old High German pad (hermaphrodite). Alternatively, perhaps a loan from Old Norse into Middle English, compare Norwegian bad (effort, trouble, fear, neuter noun), East Danish bad (damage, destruction, fight, neuter noun), from the Proto-Germanic noun *badą, whence also Proto-Germanic *badōną (to frighten), Old Saxon undarbadōn (to frighten), Norwegian Nynorsk bada (to weigh down, press).[1]

Adjective edit

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

  1. Unfavorable; negative; not good.
    Synonyms: unfavorable, negative; see also Thesaurus:bad
    Hiring practice is very bad in this company.
    The weather looks pretty bad right now.
    He is in a bad mood.
    You have very bad grades.
    • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
      He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own.
  2. Not suitable or fitting.
    Synonyms: inappropriate, unfit; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
    Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
  3. Not appropriate, of manners etc.
    It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
    • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
      [] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. What I won't stand is to have them togs called a livery. []
  4. Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
    Synonyms: unhealthful, unwholesome; see also Thesaurus:harmful
    Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
  5. (chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
    Synonyms: ill, poorly, sickly; see also Thesaurus:ill
    Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.
    I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.
    I've had a bad back since the accident.
  6. (often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
    Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
    • 2014 August 28, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic):
      I can tell that new kid at our daycare is trouble [] He's picking out his favorite corner to stand in when he's bad.
  7. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
    Synonyms: foul, loathsome; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant
    Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
  8. (sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.
    Synonyms: vile, vicious; see also Thesaurus:evil
    Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
  9. Faulty; not functional.
    Synonyms: inoperative; see also Thesaurus:out of order
    I had a bad headlight.
  10. (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
    Synonyms: rotten; see also Thesaurus:rotten
    These apples have gone bad.
  11. (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:malodorous
    Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
  12. False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
    Synonyms: fake, spurious; see also Thesaurus:fake
    They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
  13. Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
    Synonyms: bungling, inept; see also Thesaurus:unskilled
    I'm pretty bad at speaking French.
    He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
  14. Of poor physical appearance.
    Synonyms: repulsive, unsightly; see also Thesaurus:ugly
    I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.
    I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
  15. (informal) Bold and daring.
    Synonyms: (slang) badass; see also Thesaurus:brave
  16. (slang) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:good
    Man, that new car you bought is bad!
    You is bad, man!
    • 1986, Darryl McDaniels, Joseph Simmons (lyrics and music), “Peter Piper”, in Raising Hell, performed by Run-DMC:
      He's the big bad wolf in your neighborhood / not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good
    • 1994, “Best Ever” (track 7), in N2Deep (lyrics), 24-7-365:
      Man, that bitch was bad—it was the best piece of pussy that I ever had.
  17. (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
    Synonyms: dire; see also Thesaurus:urgent
    He is in bad need of a haircut.
  18. (US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:promiscuous
    • 2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown[1], performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG), Sony BMG:
      You leave your girl around me; if she's bad she's gonna get stuck.
  19. (originally African-American Vernacular, slang, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
    Hopefully I can pull some bad bitches tonight.
  20. (slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
    Synonyms: rubber, hot
    He gave me a bad check.
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Adverb edit

bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)

  1. (now colloquial) Badly; poorly.
    I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
    He is quite bad off now that both his parents lost their jobs.
  2. (intensifier) Badly; severely, extremely, passionately, eagerly.
    • 1969, Lennon–McCartney (lyrics and music), “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”, in Abbey Road, performed by The Beatles:
      I want you / I want you so bad, it's driving me mad
Usage notes edit

When placed after the main verb, use of bad as an intensifier is often more accepted than badly. Compare:

  I bad need to eat.   I badly need to eat.
  I need bad to eat.   I need badly to eat.
  I need to eat bad.   I need to eat badly.

It is also common in certain set expressions, such as bad off, which may be perceived as an extended form of the adjective bad rather than the adverb bad ~ badly modifying the adjective off.

Translations edit

Noun edit

bad (plural bads)

  1. Something that is bad; a harm or evil.
    • 2001, Ann Belford Ulanov, Finding Space: Winnicott, God, and Psychic Reality, page 59:
      We idealize God as supergoodness in order to protect against a bad that we cannot unite with ourselves.
  2. (slang, with possessive determiner) Error; mistake.
    • 1993, Mitch Albom, Fab five: basketball, trash talk, the American dream[2]:
      "My bad, My bad!” Juwan yelled, scowling
    • 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.
  3. (countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
     
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    • 2011, Henry Thompson, International Economics: Global Markets and Competition, 3rd edition, World Scientific, page 97:
      Imports are an economic good but exports an economic bad. Exports must be produced but are enjoyed by foreign consumers.
    • 2011, William J. Boyes, Michael Melvin, Economics, 9th edition, Cengage Learning, page 4:
      An economic bad is anything that you would pay to get rid of. It is not so hard to think of examples of bads: pollution, garbage, and disease fit the description.
Translations edit

Interjection edit

bad

  1. Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.
    Bad! You know you're not allowed in the kitchen after dinner.
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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, s.v. *badōjan-

Etymology 2 edit

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

Verb edit

bad

  1. (archaic) alternative past of bid. See bade.

Etymology 3 edit

Unknown

Verb edit

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

  1. (Britain, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
    • 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in A. Gregory, “Gloucestershire Dialect,” Notes and Queries, 5th ser., 6, 148 (1876‑10‑28): 346
      A curious specimen of Gloucestershire dialect came 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 a ‘bannut,’ and hence the old Gloucestershire phrase, ‘Come an’ bad the bannuts.’

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Afar edit

 
Bad.

Etymology edit

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Somali bád and Saho bad.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbad/, [ˈbʌd]
  • Hyphenation: bad

Noun edit

bád m (plural badoodá f)

  1. lake, sea, ocean

Declension edit

Declension of bád
absolutive bád
predicative báda
subjective bád
genitive baddí
Postpositioned forms
l-case bádal
k-case bádak
t-case bádat
h-case bádah

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “bad”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 35

Afrikaans edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bad (plural baddens, diminutive badjie)

  1. bath

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Danish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse bað, Proto-Germanic *baþą (bath), cognate with English bath and German Bad.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bad n (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)

  1. bath, shower, swim
  2. bathroom
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥æˀð], [ˈb̥æðˀ]

Verb edit

bad

  1. past of bede

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥æˀð], [ˈb̥æðˀ]

Verb edit

bad

  1. imperative of bade

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch bat, from Old Dutch *bath, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.

Noun edit

bad n (plural baden, diminutive badje n)

  1. bath (object)
  2. the act or process of bathing
  3. immersion
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Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: bad
  • Negerhollands: bad, bat
  • ? Sranan Tongo: bat

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

bad

  1. singular past indicative of bidden

Gothic edit

Romanization edit

bad

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌳

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Persian باد (bād, wind).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bad (first-person possessive badku, second-person possessive badmu, third-person possessive badnya)

  1. (archaic) wind
    Synonym: angin

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Khasi edit

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

bad

  1. and, with
    • 1891, “Nongbishar 2:3”, in Ka Baibl (Khasi Bible):
      Bad ki blei jong ki kin long jingriam ïa phi.
      And their gods shall be a snare unto you.

Lushootseed edit

Noun edit

bad

  1. father

Maltese edit

Root
b-j-d
17 terms

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

bad (imperfect jbid, past participle mibjud, verbal noun bidien)

  1. Alternative form of bied

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of bad
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bidt bidt bad bidna bidtu badu
f badet
imperfect m nbid tbid jbid nbidu tbidu jbidu
f tbid
imperative bid bidu

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (bath).

Noun edit

bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada or badene)

  1. a bath
    et varmt bad - a hot bath
  2. a bathroom (see also baderom)
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Etymology 2 edit

Alternative forms edit

  • (of be) ba

Verb edit

bad

  1. imperative of bade
  2. simple past of be
  3. simple past of bede

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse bað.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada)

  1. a bath
    eit varmt bad - a hot bath
  2. a bathroom
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Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

bad

  1. past of be

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Old English edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-West Germanic *baidu, from Proto-Germanic *baidō.

Noun edit

bād f

  1. waiting; expectation
  2. something distrained; pledge, stake
Declension edit
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

bād

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of bīdan

Old Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

bad

  1. inflection of is:
    1. third-person singular past subjunctive
    2. third-person singular/second-person plural imperative

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bad bad
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Palauan edit

Etymology edit

From Pre-Palauan *baðu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Cognate with Kavalan btu,Tagalog bato, Malay batu, Maori whatu.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bad

  1. stone; rock

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Bad, from Middle High German, from Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą. English bath.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bad m inan

  1. (dated) health resort
    Synonym: kurort

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • bad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

Probably borrowed from Pictish [Term?]. Compare Breton bod (cluster, bunch of grapes, thicket).

Noun edit

bad m (genitive singular baid, plural badan)

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

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Somali edit

Noun edit

bad ?

  1. sea

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Romanization edit

bad

  1. Romanization of 𒁁 (bad)

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish badh, from Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁-.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bad n

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

Declension edit

Declension of bad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bad badet bad baden
Genitive bads badets bads badens

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Verb edit

bad

  1. past indicative of be
  2. past indicative of bedja

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Volapük edit

Noun edit

bad (nominative plural bads)

  1. evil, badness

Declension edit

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Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old English bāt.

Noun edit

bad m (plural badau)

  1. boat
    Synonyms: cwch, llong
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Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

bad f (uncountable)

  1. plague, pestilence
    Synonyms: pla, haint
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Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bad fad mad unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.