feat

/ˈfit/FEET
/ˈfit/FEET

Meaninga deed

Common meaning: an impressive achievement

Journey through time

  1. Latinfactum‘a deed’source
  2. Old Frenchfait‘a deed’source
  3. Middle Englishfeet‘a deed’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa deed → an impressive achievementfeat‘an impressive achievement’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin factum ‘a deed’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry FEAT, p. 205 · dictionary scan

Roots

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