Meaning

5 senses
  1. An action or act; something that is done.

    One small deed can have one strong effect or more.

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

    Tat, Akt, Werk

    по́двигpódvig, посту́покpostúpok, де́йствиеdéjstvije

    по́двигpódvyh, ді́яdíja, ді́янняdíjannja

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

    I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed.

  4. 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.

    Urkunde

    актakt, докуме́нтdokumént

  5. 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.

    (broadly)The legal title to real estate; ownership.

    I inherited the deed to the house.

More definitions
  • a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
  • something that people do or cause to happen

Examples

152 sentences
  1. Deeds are better than words.

    Дії кращі за слова.

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  2. I always feel good after I do my good deed for the day.

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  3. In the beginning was the deed.

    Спочатку була дія.

    deIm Anfang war die Tat.

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  4. His words and deeds do not match.

    Його слова і дії не співпадають.

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  5. The seeds of evil deeds are evil thoughts.

    Насіння лихих справ — лихі думки.

    ruЗлые мысли - семена злых дел.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
brave or noteworthy action, feat or exploit:
action:
Русский
By meaning 3
brave or noteworthy action, feat or exploit:
action:
legal instrument:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
action:
legal instrument:

Origin

From Middle English dede, from Old English dēd, dǣd (“deed, act”), from Proto-West Germani

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.

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Forms

plural: deeds
Singulardeed
Pluraldeeds

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
action:actA2
Close in meaning

Word family

21 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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