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to deem

to deem

215 4.6
To think something is a certain way
  • verb
  • /dim/
translation icon : considerar
  • We can only even leave the house for things that the government deems are essential.
  • deem appropriate
  • deem necessary
  • deem important

But I tend to take cases that most deem to be impossible.

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Examples

  • I want to know about any aircraft that they deem suspicious.

  • Maybe you're not famous until certain people deem you to be famous.

  • But I tend to take cases that most deem to be impossible.

  • We hope you will deem that that experiment a success.

  • And you deem this to be a sin?

  • What counts as dangerous is what is deemed dangerous by the state.

  • I'm just saying that our society has deemed certain people cool.

  • The coroner and police have deemed it a suicide.

  • I'm sorry, but I cannot vote for a man unless I deem him the most worthy to be Pope.

  • The committee will deem the proposal acceptable if it meets all the requirements.

Synonyms

to consider
vsto deem
1.8

To think that someone or something is a certain way

is used more for making a judgment or formal opinion
to judge
vsto deem
914 2.5

To form an opinion about someone or something

is more about general regard than a fact-based or final decision
to hold
vsto deem
732 1.1

To believe something to be true

is more about a temporary or single act of regard rather than long belief
to view
vsto deem
443 1.8

To think about someone or something in a particular way

is the broader act of forming an opinion rather than concluding firmly
to view as
vsto deem
276 3.1

To consider someone or something in a certain way

is slightly more formal and focused on expressing an opinion
to regard as
vsto deem
157 3.3

To think of someone or something as a certain thing

is a more general act of regarding rather than a stated judgment

Antonyms

332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

How Certain

to declare
  • Formal
950 3.7
to conclude
428 3.1
to decide
1.0
to deem
215 4.6
to consider
1.1
to think
1.0
to suppose
2.7

Surface Forms

deem infinitive
deemed past
deemed past participle
deeming present participle
deems third person singular

Etymology

Deem comes from an old English word that meant 'to judge' and is related to the modern word doom, which originally meant 'judgment'. So to deem something is to 'judge' or consider it in a certain way.