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deem

UK
/diːm/
US
/dim/

Translations

deemverb
deemed
Past Simple
deemed
Past Participle
deeming
Gerund
UK
/diːm/
US
/dim/
réputerDroit et administratif; sens juridique ou officiel.
Under the statute, a child over sixteen is deemed an adult.
En vertu de la loi, un enfant de plus de seize ans est réputé majeur.
estimerLangue formelle; fréquent dans les contextes administratifs et argumentatifs.
The manager deemed the changes necessary.
Le directeur a estimé que les changements étaient nécessaires.
jugerSoutenu; s’emploie souvent dans la langue formelle.
The committee will deem the proposal acceptable if it meets all the criteria.
Le comité jugera la proposition acceptable si elle satisfait à tous les critères.
Additional translations
croireArchaïque.
Synonyms
believe
regard
think
view
judge
assess
evaluate
consider
deemnoun
deems
pl
UK
/diːm/
US
/dim/
Archaic use meaning ‘judgment; opinion’.
jugeArchaïque.
The deem sat at the head of the hall, listening to the pleas of the villagers.
Le juge était assis à la tête de la salle, écoutant les requêtes des villageois.
jugementArchaïque.
The council delivered its deem after a day of deliberation.
Le conseil rendit son jugement après une journée de délibération.

Definitions

deemverb
To consider or judge something in a particular way.
The committee will deem the proposal acceptable if it meets all the criteria.
Law, transitive. To treat or consider something as having a particular status, fact, or quality for legal or official purposes.
Under the statute, a child over sixteen is deemed an adult.
Intransitive, archaic. To think, believe, or hold an opinion.
He deemed that honour demanded his presence on the battlefield.
deemnoun
Archaic. A judgment, decision, or opinion.
The council delivered its deem after a day of deliberation.
Archaic. A judge; one who gives judgment.
The deem sat at the head of the hall, listening to the pleas of the villagers.
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