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deem

(dēm)

v. deemed, deem·ing, deems

v.tr.

1. To regard as; consider: deemed the results unsatisfactory. See Synonyms at consider. See Usage Note at as¹.

2. To suppose or believe: "making little improvements which she deemed that he would value when she was gone" (Thomas Hardy).

v.intr.

To have an opinion; think.

[Middle English demen, from Old English dēman; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

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deem

(diːm)

(tr) to judge or consider: I do not deem him worthy of this honour.

[Old English dēman; related to Old High German tuomen to judge, Gothic domjan; see doom]

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deem

(dim)
v.t.

1. to hold as an opinion; think: I deemed it wise to refuse.

v.i.

2. Archaic. to form or have an opinion; believe; consider.

[before 900; Old English dēman; c. Old High German tuomjan, Old Norse døma]

deem

Past participle: deemed
Gerund: deeming

Imperative
deem
deem

Present
I deem
you deem
he/she/it deems
we deem
you deem
they deem

Preterite
I deemed
you deemed
he/she/it deemed
we deemed
you deemed
they deemed

Present Continuous
I am deeming
you are deeming
he/she/it is deeming
we are deeming
you are deeming
they are deeming

Present Perfect
I have deemed
you have deemed
he/she/it has deemed
we have deemed
you have deemed
they have deemed

Past Continuous
I was deeming
you were deeming
he/she/it was deeming
we were deeming
you were deeming
they were deeming

Past Perfect
I had deemed
you had deemed
he/she/it had deemed
we had deemed
you had deemed
they had deemed

Future
I will deem
you will deem
he/she/it will deem
we will deem
you will deem
they will deem

Future Perfect
I will have deemed
you will have deemed
he/she/it will have deemed
we will have deemed
you will have deemed
they will have deemed

Future Continuous
I will be deeming
you will be deeming
he/she/it will be deeming
we will be deeming
you will be deeming
they will be deeming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been deeming
you have been deeming
he/she/it has been deeming
we have been deeming
you have been deeming
they have been deeming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been deeming
you will have been deeming
he/she/it will have been deeming
we will have been deeming
you will have been deeming
they will have been deeming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been deeming
you had been deeming
he/she/it had been deeming
we had been deeming
you had been deeming
they had been deeming

Conditional
I would deem
you would deem
he/she/it would deem
we would deem
you would deem
they would deem

Past Conditional
I would have deemed
you would have deemed
he/she/it would have deemed
we would have deemed
you would have deemed
they would have deemed

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Verb

deem - keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"

take for, view as, hold

hold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"

consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

deem

verb consider, think, believe, hold, account, judge, suppose, regard, estimate, imagine, reckon, esteem, conceive He said he would used force if he deemed it necessary.

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deem

verb

1. To have an opinion:

believe, consider, hold, opine, think.

Informal: figure, judge.

Idiom: be of the opinion.

2. To look upon in a particular way:

account, consider, esteem, reckon, regard, see, view.

Translations

يَعْتَقِد، يَعْتَبِر

považovat

ansebetragteskønne

ansehen erachten halten halten für

considerar juzgar

croire estimer juger regarder supposer

álíta

considerare ritenere valutare

manyti

uzskatīt

deem

[diːm] VT (frm) → juzgar, considerar
she deems it wise to → considera prudente ...
he was deemed to have consented → se juzgó que había dado su consentimiento

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deem

[ˈdiːm] vt → juger, estimer
to deem it wise to do sth → juger bon de faire qch
to deem sth unnecessary → juger qch inutile

deem

vt to deem somebody/something (to be) something → jdn/etw für etw erachten (geh) → or halten; it was deemed necessary → es wurde für nötig gehalten, man hielt es für nötig; he was deemed worthy of the award (geh) → er wurde des Preises für würdig erachtet (geh) → or gehalten; he was deemed too ill to leave hospital → man hielt ihn für zu krank, um das Krankenhaus zu verlassen

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deem

[diːm] vt (frm) → giudicare, ritenere
she deemed it wise to go → ha ritenuto prudente andarsene

deem

(diːm) verb

to judge or think. He deemed it unwise to tell her the truth.

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