Complete Definition of "deem"

English

Etymology
OE. term|deman|d�man|langang, from Ger.. Cognate with Dutch term|doemen|langnl and Swedish term|döma|lang=sv.

Pronunciation
IPA|/di:m/
:rhymes|i�m

Verb
en-verb

  1. To evaluate according to one's beliefs.

#:He deemed her efforts insufficient.

  1. To hold as a personal opinion.

Synonyms
consider

Translations
trans-top|to evaluate according to one's beliefs
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to hold as a personal opinion
trans-mid
trans-bottom

ttbc-top
ttbc|German: erachten (1)
ttbc|Interlingua: estimar
ttbc-mid
ttbc|Spanish: estimar
ttbcPortuguese: considerar
ttbc-bottom


Scots

Etymology
Scots form of E.|sco term|dame|lang=ang.

Pronunciation
IPA|/dim/

Noun
sco-noun

  1. woman, dame
  2. maid (especially a kitchen-maid)

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