deemed

[deemd]

adjective

1. assumed or judged.

   No one ships cars here from the United States—it would cost you 85% duty on the deemed value of the car!

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of deem.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deemed¹

deem ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

My mother deemed it unsanitary, lamenting that those infamous basins of water were filled with saliva and oral germs galore.

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The notice stated the president-elect was deemed to have resigned in accordance with Oxford Union's rules.

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Sauer argues that a 2024 Supreme Court ruling made clear that the nation has a tradition of temporarily disarming people deemed to be dangerous.

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Keeping Sarkozy in isolation, his lawyers said, is a measure deemed necessary to ensure his safety.

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Kids were deemed newly allergic if they received a diagnosis code by a provider for a food allergy and were prescribed an EpiPen, Hill said.

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