# good morning

Pronunciation: US say "guud MOR-ning" /ˌɡʊd ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/; UK say "guud MAW-ning" /ˌɡʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/

## Interjection

1. Used as a greeting when one first meets someone in the morning.
   - Simple: Something you say to greet someone when you first see them in the morning.
   - _"Good morning, Mr. Patel," the doorman said as he held the door open._
   - _Good morning, everyone, and thank you for coming to today's meeting._
3. Used jokingly to greet someone who has just woken up, whatever the time of day.
   - Simple: Said as a joke to someone who has just woken up, even if it is not morning.
   - _"Good morning!" his roommate called when he finally shuffled out of bed at three in the afternoon._
   - _Well, good morning, sleepyhead. Lunch is almost ready._
4. Said to someone who has only just realized something they could have noticed much earlier. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Said, as a joke, to someone who has only just understood something very late.
   - _"Wait, the meeting was yesterday?" "Good morning! We've been telling you all week."_
   - _So you've finally figured out he was lying? Well, good morning._

## Noun

2. A greeting in which someone says good morning.
   - Simple: The words good morning, when someone says them to greet you.
   - _She gave us a cheerful good morning and hurried off to class._
   - _He exchanged good mornings with the other dog walkers in the park._
6. A weightlifting exercise in which one bends forward at the waist and straightens up again while carrying a barbell or resistance band across the shoulders.
   - Simple: An exercise where you bend forward and stand back up with a weight bar or band on your shoulders.
   - _Her coach added good mornings to her routine to strengthen her lower back._
   - _Start the good morning with a light barbell until your form is solid._

## Verb · good-morning

5. To greet someone by saying good morning, or simply to say good morning.
   - Simple: To say good morning to someone.
   - _She good-morninged the security guards cheerfully on her way into the building._
   - _Nobody on the early train bothers to good-morning anymore; they just stare at their phones._

## Interjection

7. Used, more formally, as a farewell when parting from someone in the morning. *(rare)*
   - Simple: A polite way to say goodbye to someone in the morning.
   - _"That will be all for now. Good morning," the judge said, rising from the bench._
   - _He touched the brim of his hat at the door and said, "Good morning to you, madam," before leaving._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–4, 6–7** — From Middle English gud mornynge, from Old English *gōdne morgen ("good morning"), short for an expression such as "I wish you a good morning"; it is simply good + morning. Compare Dutch goedemorgen, German guten Morgen and Swedish god morgon.
**Meaning 5** — From the greeting good morning.

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