Deem definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'deem' ; verb. (transitive). to judge or consider ; verb transitive, verb intransitive. to think, believe, or judge ; intransitive verb. 1. to form ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'deem'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× deem (diːm ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensedeems ,presentparticipledeeming ,pasttense,pastparticipledeemed verb Ifsomethingisdeemedtohaveaparticularqualityortodoaparticularthing,itisconsideredtohavethatqualityordothatthing. [formal]FrenchandGermanweredeemedessential.[beV-edadj/n] HesayshewouldsupporttheuseofforceiftheU.N.deemeditnecessary.[Vnadj/n] Iwasdeemedtobeacompetentshorthandtypist.[beVERB-edto-infinitive][AlsoVERBnounto-infinitive]Synonyms:consider,think,believe,hold MoreSynonymsofdeem COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof deem Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'deem' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'deem' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'potager' HindiTranslationof'deem' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency deeminBritishEnglish (diːm ) verb(transitive) tojudgeorconsider Idonotdeemhimworthyofthishonour CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginOldEnglishdēman;relatedtoOldHighGermantuomentojudge,Gothicdomjan;seedoom WordFrequency deeminAmericanEnglish (dim ) verbtransitive,verbintransitive tothink,believe,orjudge Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEdeman