{
    "term": "feat",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an action or a piece of work that needs skill, strength or courage",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The tunnel is a remarkable feat of engineering."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **accomplish/achieve/perform** astonishing **feats**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "That was **no mean feat** *(= it was difficult to do)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand was no mean feat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He emulated the feat of the legendary athlete Jesse Owens."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has pulled off an extraordinary feat in completing the voyage single-handedly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was capable of remarkable feats of endurance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a remarkable feat of strength"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an unprecedented feat in the history of the industry"
                },
                {
                    "text": "physical feats of strength and skill"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["amazing", "astonishing", "brilliant"],
                "verb + feat": ["accomplish", "achieve", "do"],
                "preposition": ["feat of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fiːt/",
                "audio": "fe/feat/feat__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fiːt/",
                "audio": "fe/feat/feat__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the general sense ‘action or deed’): from Old French fait, from Latin factum, neuter past participle of facere ‘do’."
}