deed

CEFRB2

/diːd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An action, especially one that is good or bad.

  2. 02

    noun

    An official document showing who owns property.

Examples

  • For once in my life I'm doing a good deed... And it is useless.

  • The will is as good as the deed.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.

  2. Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.

  3. An action or act; something that is done.

More examples

In context

  • I admire your brave deed.

  • I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed.

  • I inherited the deed to the house.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English dede, from Old English dēd, dǣd (“deed, act”), from Proto-West Germanic *dādi, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz (“deed”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (“deed, action”). Analyzable through Proto-Germanic as do + -th. Doublet of thesis. The real estate sense derives from the fact that property deeds are traditionally used to demonstrate proof of ownership of a legal title in common law jurisdictions, such as England & Wales and most of the United States. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian died, Dutch daad (“deed, act”), German Low German Daad, German Tat (“deed, action”), Swedish, Norwegian and Danish dåd (“act, action”). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of...