feat — an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength
Pronunciation (IPA): /fiːt/
Example Sentences
- Eating 50 hot dogs in one sitting is quite a feat, but not recommended for your stomach!
- Building the Golden Gate Bridge was an incredible engineering feat.
- My grandmother's feat of remembering everyone's birthday without a calendar amazes us all.
feat
NOUN[/fiːt/]
an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength
Climbing the frozen mountain alone was an incredible feat.
Completing the impossible mission was a remarkable feat.
They beat every obstacle and completed an amazing feat.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'fait' meaning 'deed' or 'action', derived from Latin 'factum' (past participle of 'facere' meaning 'to do' or 'to make'). The word entered Middle English through Norman French influence.
Breakdown
Latin root 'fac-' (to do, to make) + '-t' (past participle suffix) = 'factum' (something done) → Old French 'fait' → English 'feat' (an accomplished deed)
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📝Examples
“Eating 50 hot dogs in one sitting is quite a feat, but not recommended for your stomach!”
“Building the Golden Gate Bridge was an incredible engineering feat.”
“My grandmother's feat of remembering everyone's birthday without a calendar amazes us all.”
“Getting my cat to take a bath was the greatest feat of my weekend.”
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