Meaning of deed | Babel Free
diːdDefinitions
- An action or act; something that is done.
- obsolete spelling of fecha (“date”)
- A surname.
- A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
- To transfer by means of a deed: deeded the property to the children.
- Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
- feminine singular of hecho
- Something done:act, action, doing, thing, work.
- A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.
- To change the ownership of (property) by means of a legal document:cede, grant, make over, sign over.
- The legal title to real estate; ownership.
- something done; an act. a good deed. daad, handeling عَمَل، فِعْل، مَأْثَرَه дело ação skutek die Tat gerning; bedrift; dåd πράξηacto, acción, hecho tegu عمل؛ کردار teko actionמעשה कार्य čin, djelo tett tindakan verknaður atto, azione 行為 행위, 공적, 위업 darbas darbība; rīcība; dokuments amalan daadgjerning, handling, dådczyn عمل، كار، فعل قواله (قبال acção faptă поступок skutok dejanje delo handling, gärning การกระทำ iş, eylem 行為,事跡 дія; вчинок شعوری عمل việc làm 行为,事迹
- Something that is carried out; an act or action.
- A usually praiseworthy act; a feat or exploit.
- Action or performance in general: Deeds, not words, matter most.
- Law a. A signed, sealed, and delivered instrument.
- something that is done or performed; act
- a notable achievement; feat; exploit
Examples
“One small deed can have⟳ one stour effect or more.”
“And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have⟳ done?”
“They should accomplish both a knightly deed,”
“whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn”
“I have⟳ fulfilled my promise⟳ in word and in deed.”
“I inherited the deed to the house.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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