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deem

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deem  (dm)
v. deemed, deem·ing, deems
v.tr.
1. To have as an opinion; judge: deemed it was time for a change.
2. To regard as; consider: deemed the results unsatisfactory. See Usage Note at as1.
v.intr.
To have an opinion; think. See Synonyms at consider.

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

deem [diːm]
vb
(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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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.
Translations
deem [diːm] VT (frm) → juzgar, considerar
she deems it wise toconsidera prudente ...
he was deemed to have consentedse juzgó que había dado su consentimiento

deem [ˈdiːm] vtjuger, 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) somethingjdn/etw für etw erachten (geh)or halten; it was deemed necessaryes 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 hospitalman hielt ihn für zu krank, um das Krankenhaus zu verlassen

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

deem
v deem [diːm]
to judge or think He deemed it unwise to tell her the truth. dink, meen, beskou as يَعْتَقِد، يَعْتَبِر смятам považovat skønne; anse; betragte halten für θεωρώ, κρίνω juzgar, considerar (millekski) pidama پنداشتن؛ صلاح دانستن pitää jonakin juger לחשוב על- समझना suditi, misliti vminek tart, tekint menilai álíta giudicare 考える (~이라고) 생각한다 manyti uzskatīt percaya achten anse (for), mene uważać za julgar a socoti, a crede полагать považovať, pokladať meniti smatrati anse, bedöma คิดว่า düşünmek, saymak 認為 гадати; вважати خیال کرنا یا ماننا tưởng rằng


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And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow -- You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone?
I deem it my duty to report to Your Majesty the condition of the various corps I have had occasion to observe during different stages of the last two or three days' march.
I for my part deem the life of the just to be the more advantageous, he answered.
 
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