deem

Everyday

1. (formal) To consider or judge something in a particular way (The water was deemed safe). tree →
2. (formal) To decide officially that something counts as something. tree →

In the lessons

Formal and exam voice: «if deemed necessary», «answers deemed incorrect». In news and rules: an area deemed unsafe. Everyday words: think, consider, judge.

Examples

• The bridge was deemed unsafe and closed. tree →
• Do whatever you deem best. tree →
• The teacher deemed the answer correct. tree →
• Any late entries will be deemed invalid. tree →
• The game was deemed too violent for children. tree →
• The match was deemed a draw. tree →
• But afterwards, finding her words were true, they wondered at her knowledge and deemed her to be the wisest of birds. tree →

Note

Formal; often used in the passive: be deemed + adjective. Do not confuse with «deem» and «dim» or «doom». Regular verb.

In Jewish tradition

Formal and exam voice: «if deemed necessary», «answers deemed incorrect». In news and rules: an area deemed unsafe. Everyday words: think, consider, judge.

Examples

• These sought their register, that is, the genealogy, but it was not found; therefore were they deemed polluted and put from the priesthood. (Writings EZR.2.62, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Formal; often used in the passive: be deemed + adjective. Do not confuse with «deem» and «dim» or «doom». Regular verb.