deed

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 2 Dutch 2.1 Verb 3 Scots 3.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English dēd, (West Saxon) dǣd, from Proto-Germanic *-dēdi-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰēti-. Cognate with Dutch daad, German Tat, Swedish dåd. The PIE root is also the source of Ancient Greek θέσις (thesis), Latin conditio.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /di:d/
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• Rhymes: -iːd

[edit] Noun

deed (plural deeds)

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

   I will punish whomever is responsible for this deed!

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

   The knight's deeds won the hearts of the people.

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

   I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed.

4. (law) A legal contract showing bond.

   I inherited the deed to the house.

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• (action): act, action

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to deed (third-person singular simple present deeds, present participle deeding, simple past and past participle deeded)

1. (informal) To transfer real property by deed.

   He deeded over the mineral rights to some fellas from Denver.

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deed

1. The singular past of doen.

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[edit] Verb

deed

1. Past participle of dee.
2. (South Scots) Past participle of dei.