deem

«deem» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To consider or judge something in a particular way (The… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (deem, deems, deemed, deeming) — formal

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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

• 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 →
• 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 the corpora

• None deemeth of thy wound that it may be bound up; thou hast no healing medicines.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «deem» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.