deem
11deem — *consider, regard, account, reckon Analogous words: conclude, gather, *infer …
12deem — is a fairly formal word, often used in legal contexts, for ‘judge, consider’, and is followed either by a complement without as or by a to infinitive: • He was a senior policeman, and as such deemed to be unflappable B. Mather, 1973 • In Ireland… …
13deem — [v] regard, consider account, allow, appraise, assume, be afraid, believe, calculate, conceive, conjecture, credit, daresay, divine, esteem, estimate, expect, feel, guess, hold, imagine, judge, know, presume, reckon, sense, set store by, suppose …
14deem — ► VERB formal ▪ regard or consider in a specified way. ORIGIN Old English, related to DOOM(Cf. ↑doomy) …
15deem — [dēm] vt., vi. [ME deman < OE deman, to judge, decree < base of dom, DOOM1] to think, believe, or judge …
16deem */ — UK [diːm] / US [dɪm] verb [transitive, never progressive] Word forms deem : present tense I/you/we/they deem he/she/it deems present participle deeming past tense deemed past participle deemed formal to consider that someone or something has a… …
17deem — v. (formal) (N; used with an adjective, noun) we deem her worthy of support * * * [diːm] (formal) (N; used with an adjective, noun) we deem her worthy of support …
18deem — verb (transitive not in progressive) formal to think of something in a particular way; consider: deem that: They deemed that he was no longer capable of managing the business. | deem sth necessary/appropriate etc: They were told to take whatever… …
19deem — /dim / (say deem) verb (i) 1. to form or have an opinion; judge; think. –verb (t) 2. to hold as an opinion; think; regard. {Middle English demen, Old English dēman. See doom} …
20deem — To judge; to determine or conclude upon consideration; to form a judgment. The word deem, as used in the federal statutes, providing that personal property of a serviceman shall not be deemed to have a situs for taxation in a state in which he is …
