feat

CEFRC1

/fiːt/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An impressive act or achievement.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Dexterous in movements or service; skilful; neat; pretty.

Examples

  • Her skating performance was a regular feat.

  • The tunnel is a remarkable feat of engineering.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To form; to fashion.

  2. A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To feature.

More examples

In context

  • The player performed a wonderful feat.

  • I consider scaling Mount Blanc the greatest physical feat of my life.

  • Raising six children who all went on to be doctors was a tough feat for us.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Climbing the highest mountain without oxygen was an incredible blank of endurance.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fet (“action, deed”), from Old French fait, from Latin factum, from facere (“to do, to make”). Doublet of fact.