deed
Translation
act, action, legal document
Examples
A good deed is its own reward.
A good deed is its own reward.
He signed the deed to the house.
He signed the deed to the house.
Grammar Patterns
((a/an)) deed an act or action One good deed can inspire many others.
((the)) deed ((to sth.)) a legal document for property They transferred the deed to the new owner.
Similar Words
Synonyms: act, action, feat; For the legal sense: document, contract
Etymology
From Old English 'dæd' (act, action), from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz. Related to the verb 'do'.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'deed' as something you 'do'. The word 'indeed' originally meant 'in deed' or 'in action'.