Deeds — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

performance of moral or religious acts

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪspɚɹˈɑːɾoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈiːdz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈiːdz/

1 syllable Say it as /dɪspɚɹˈɑːɾoʊ/.

Examples

salvation by deeds
the reward for good works
he signed the deed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

title human activity deed human action deed of conveyance act works

Parts of Speech

noun	performance of moral or religious acts “salvation by deeds”
noun	a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it “he signed the deed”
noun	something that people do or cause to happen

Word Forms

actuate	verb	give an incentive for action
act	verb	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Taten

Ausführung moralischer oder religiöser Handlungen

🇫🇷French

actes

accomplissement d'actes moraux ou religieux

🇪🇸Spanish

andanzas

realización de actos morales o religiosos

🇮🇹Italian

atti

compimento di atti morali o religiosi

🇳🇱Dutch

daden

het uitvoeren van morele of religieuze handelingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ações

prática de atos morais ou religiosos

🇷🇺Russian

дела

совершение моральных или религиозных действий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काम

नैतिक या धार्मिक कृत्यों का प्रदर्शन

🇧🇩Bengali

কাজ

নৈতিক বা ধর্মীয় কর্ম সম্পাদন

🇮🇳Tamil

செயல்கள்

தார்மீக அல்லது மத செயல்களின் செயல்திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

పనులు

నైతిక లేదా మతపరమైన చర్యల పనితీరు

🇮🇳Marathi

कृत्ये

नैतिक किंवा धार्मिक कृतींची कामगिरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાર્યો

નૈતિક અથવા ધાર્મિક કૃત્યોનું પ્રદર્શન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳು

ನೈತಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവൃത്തികൾ

ധാർമ്മികമോ മതപരമോ ആയ പ്രവൃത്തികളുടെ പ്രകടനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਮ

ਨੈਤਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਕਾਰਗੁਜ਼ਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اعمال

اخلاقی یا مذہبی اعمال کی کارکردگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

事迹

道德或宗教行为的表现

🇯🇵Japanese

行為

道徳的または宗教的行為の実行

🇰🇷Korean

행위

도덕적 또는 종교적 행위의 수행

🇻🇳Vietnamese

việc làm

thực hiện các hành vi đạo đức hoặc tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

การกระทำ

การกระทำทางศีลธรรมหรือศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

perbuatan

pelaksanaan tindakan moral atau keagamaan

🇵🇭Filipino

mga gawa

pagganap ng mga moral o relihiyosong gawain

🇲🇾Malay

perbuatan

pelaksanaan perbuatan moral atau agama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأفعال

أداء أعمال أخلاقية أو دينية

🇮🇷Persian

اعمال

انجام اعمال اخلاقی یا مذهبی

🇹🇷Turkish

işler

ahlaki veya dini eylemlerin yerine getirilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מעשים

ביצוע מעשים מוסריים או דתיים

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