Deed
noun
An action or an act that you do.
His brave deed made him a hero
Often appears as...
- good deed
- heroic deed
noun
A legal document that officially gives someone the ownership of property.
The deed to the house was lost
Often appears as...
- deed of trust
- deed of sale
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Formal
Technical
noun
Something done intentionally.
He got a reward for his good deed
Often appears as...
- kind deed
- evil deed
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Approving
noun
An action or an act that you do.
His brave deed made him a hero
Often appears as...
- good deed
- heroic deed
noun
A legal document that officially gives someone the ownership of property.
The deed to the house was lost
Often appears as...
- deed of trust
- deed of sale
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
Something done intentionally.
He got a reward for his good deed
Often appears as...
- kind deed
- evil deed
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Often implies a good or charitable act, suggesting kindness or helpfulness.
She received applause for her good deed that day.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Necessarily Grand
'Deed' encompasses small actions as well, not just significant achievements.
Offering his seat was a simple deed of respect.
Pro Tip 3/3Action-Oriented
Emphasizes the element of taking action, rather than just having an intention or plan.
Her promise was followed by a deed.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Often implies a good or charitable act, suggesting kindness or helpfulness.
She received applause for her good deed that day.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Necessarily Grand
'Deed' encompasses small actions as well, not just significant achievements.
Offering his seat was a simple deed of respect.
Pro Tip 3/3Action-Oriented
Emphasizes the element of taking action, rather than just having an intention or plan.
Her promise was followed by a deed.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Often implies a good or charitable act, suggesting kindness or helpfulness.
She received applause for her good deed that day.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Necessarily Grand
'Deed' encompasses small actions as well, not just significant achievements.
Offering his seat was a simple deed of respect.
Pro Tip 3/3Action-Oriented
Emphasizes the element of taking action, rather than just having an intention or plan.
Her promise was followed by a deed.
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The psychology of evil PIPE...
especially in our kids, in our educational system. We want kids to think, "I'm a hero in waiting, waiting for the right situation to come along, and I will act heroically. My whole life, I'm now going to focus away from evil -- that I've been in since I was a kid -- to understanding heroes. Banality of heroism. It's ordinary people who do heroic deeds.
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Why humans run the world...
"... and you'll receive lots and lots of bananas for your good deeds. So now give me this banana." No chimpanzee will ever believe such a story. Only humans believe such stories, which is why we control the world, whereas the chimpanzees are locked up in zoos and research laboratories.
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Making VR feel real PIPE...
perspective help and that the deeds what you found that the cells motion illusion can indeed facilitate perspective switches and doesn't able you to orient and behave more naturally so where could all this lead us could we use all our
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
And I took that as a sign. When they caught some of the youth that had done this deed, to my surprise, they were around my age, but the gulf that was between us was vast. It was like we were in two completely different worlds.
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The epic of Gilgamesh,...
he made peace with his mortality and vowed to spend his lifetime doing great deeds. He wrote his story on a lapis lazuli tablet and buried it under the city walls for future generations to find and learn from.
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Karen Armstrong: Let's...
not just a question of doing your good deed for the day and then returning to a life of greed and egotism, but to do it all day and every day, you dethrone yourself from the center of your world,
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The Blood-Suckers' Ball...
vampires and everything in between many partygoers are self-proclaimed vampire lifestyles people who embrace the look if not the deed fake erotic costumes and ghostly contact
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The rise and fall of the...
The bards sang of the brave deeds of their ancestors and praised the accomplishments of warrior kings— and composed biting satires about cowardly or selfish leaders.
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The truth about bats -...
but a great way to help real bats is by continuing to learn about them and spreading the truth that they are real heroes, even if their good deeds are often unseen.
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Elephants Released into...
making merit is a way of earning celestial favor for doing a good deed it might be giving arms to a monk chanting Buddhist scripture or releasing
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The psychology of evil PIPE...
especially in our kids, in our educational system. We want kids to think, "I'm a hero in waiting, waiting for the right situation to come along, and I will act heroically. My whole life, I'm now going to focus away from evil -- that I've been in since I was a kid -- to understanding heroes. Banality of heroism. It's ordinary people who do heroic deeds.
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Why humans run the world...
"... and you'll receive lots and lots of bananas for your good deeds. So now give me this banana." No chimpanzee will ever believe such a story. Only humans believe such stories, which is why we control the world, whereas the chimpanzees are locked up in zoos and research laboratories.
Video examples
Making VR feel real PIPE...
perspective help and that the deeds what you found that the cells motion illusion can indeed facilitate perspective switches and doesn't able you to orient and behave more naturally so where could all this lead us could we use all our
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
And I took that as a sign. When they caught some of the youth that had done this deed, to my surprise, they were around my age, but the gulf that was between us was vast. It was like we were in two completely different worlds.
Video examples
The epic of Gilgamesh,...
he made peace with his mortality and vowed to spend his lifetime doing great deeds. He wrote his story on a lapis lazuli tablet and buried it under the city walls for future generations to find and learn from.
Video examples
Karen Armstrong: Let's...
not just a question of doing your good deed for the day and then returning to a life of greed and egotism, but to do it all day and every day, you dethrone yourself from the center of your world,
Video examples
The Blood-Suckers' Ball...
vampires and everything in between many partygoers are self-proclaimed vampire lifestyles people who embrace the look if not the deed fake erotic costumes and ghostly contact
Video examples
The rise and fall of the...
The bards sang of the brave deeds of their ancestors and praised the accomplishments of warrior kings— and composed biting satires about cowardly or selfish leaders.
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
but a great way to help real bats is by continuing to learn about them and spreading the truth that they are real heroes, even if their good deeds are often unseen.
Video examples
Elephants Released into...
making merit is a way of earning celestial favor for doing a good deed it might be giving arms to a monk chanting Buddhist scripture or releasing
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Quote examples
Greil Marcus
American Author
I tend not to meet the people I write about because I'm not really interested in the people I write about as people. I don't want to know about their family life. I don't want to know about their bad habits or their good deeds. I'm interested in their work.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the world against what we have denied to the spirit of Jesus, in thought and especially in deed.
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Gary Zukav
American Author
Some people feel good about helping others, and they do so often. They do not realize that their good deeds have a second agenda. They want to be appreciated.
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Fulton J. Sheen
American Clergyman
Life is like a cash register, in that every account, every thought, every deed, like every sale, is registered and recorded.
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George Matthew Adams
American Editor
Courage is heartworth making itself felt in deeds. It never waits for chances; it makes chances.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
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Steven Weber
American Actor
Everything sells. Like integrity. Like democracy. Like truth. Like deeds.
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Kathleen Troia McFarland
American Businesswoman
In the real world, words don't automatically translate into deeds.
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Walter Annenberg
American Businessman
All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect.
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Greg Gianforte
American Politician
I don't support deed transfer of lands.
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Greil Marcus
American Author
I tend not to meet the people I write about because I'm not really interested in the people I write about as people. I don't want to know about their family life. I don't want to know about their bad habits or their good deeds. I'm interested in their work.
Quote examples
Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the world against what we have denied to the spirit of Jesus, in thought and especially in deed.
Quote examples
Gary Zukav
American Author
Some people feel good about helping others, and they do so often. They do not realize that their good deeds have a second agenda. They want to be appreciated.
Quote examples
Fulton J. Sheen
American Clergyman
Life is like a cash register, in that every account, every thought, every deed, like every sale, is registered and recorded.
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George Matthew Adams
American Editor
Courage is heartworth making itself felt in deeds. It never waits for chances; it makes chances.
Quote examples
William Shakespeare
English Playwright
How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
Quote examples
Steven Weber
American Actor
Everything sells. Like integrity. Like democracy. Like truth. Like deeds.
Quote examples
Kathleen Troia McFarland
American Businesswoman
In the real world, words don't automatically translate into deeds.
Quote examples
Walter Annenberg
American Businessman
All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect.
Quote examples
Greg Gianforte
American Politician
I don't support deed transfer of lands.
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