deeds
deeds — noun
- deedssingular
- deedsesplural
1. things people choose to do, especially ones judged as kind, brave, or wrong
things people choose to do, especially ones judged as kind, brave, or wrong
After the flood, Andres was praised for his quiet deeds in the village.
deeds for kind or brave acts
News reports described the cruel deeds that frightened the whole town.
The charity honors students whose deeds help elderly neighbors every week.
Darius lost the younger players' trust after one careless deed.
文法句型
good deeds
evil deeds
a brave deed
用法筆記
Most common when people are judging behavior in moral, religious, or slightly literary contexts. In everyday speech, act or action is often more neutral.
常見錯誤
2. documents used to prove property ownership or record that a place has been legal
documents used to prove property ownership or record that a place has been legally passed to someone else
Sahil locked the house deeds in a metal box under his bed.
house deeds as ownership papers
The lawyer checked the deeds before the family signed the sale papers.
Without the title deeds, Hui could not prove ownership of the cottage.
The bank returned the deeds once the last payment cleared.
- title deed
one specific ownership document
- title
can mean the legal right, not only the papers
- ownership papers
a plain descriptive phrase rather than a legal term
文法句型
the deeds to + property
title deeds
check the deeds
用法筆記
Usually plural and common in property sales or other formal ownership records. Title can name the legal right itself, while deeds usually points to the actual papers.
常見錯誤
deeds — verb
- deedspresent simple I / you / we / they
- deedses3rd person singular
- deedsing-ing form
- deedsedpast simple
1. to give someone ownership of land or a building by signing a legal deed
to give someone ownership of land or a building by signing a legal deed
Elise deeded the small farm to her nephew before retiring.
deed + property + to + person
The owner deeded half the land to the village school.
After the court case ended, Noa deeded the cabin to her sister.
A judge let the owner deed the orchard to her son.
文法句型
deed + property + to + person
deed over + property
用法筆記
A formal legal verb that normally takes the property as a direct object and the new owner after to. It is much less common than transfer or sign over in everyday speech.