deem
verb/diːm/
/diːm/
not usually used in the progressive tenses (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deem | /diːm/ /diːm/ |
| he / she / it deems | /diːmz/ /diːmz/ |
| past simple deemed | /diːmd/ /diːmd/ |
| past participle deemed | /diːmd/ /diːmd/ |
| -ing form deeming | /ˈdiːmɪŋ/ /ˈdiːmɪŋ/ |
- to have a particular opinion about somebody/something synonym consider
- deem somebody/something + noun The evening was deemed a great success.
- deem somebody/something + adj. She deemed it prudent not to say anything.
- I deem it an honour to be invited.
- They would take any action deemed necessary.
- deem somebody/something to be something The strike was deemed to be illegal.
- deem (that)… Inspectors deemed that the standard of teaching was unsatisfactory.
Word OriginOld English dēman (also in the sense ‘act as judge’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doeman, also to doom.Definitions on the go
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