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• past participle of deem.
• past tense form of deem.

deemed

American  

[deemd] / dimd /

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!

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of deemed

deem ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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deemed

In the boldest move yet globally to curb the rise of fast fashion, France is set to impose per-item fees on Shein, Temu and other platforms deemed by the legislation to engage in "ultra-fast fashion".

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Commissioners are officials sent by the UK government to help run councils deemed to be failing or breaking the law, most often when a council is declared bankrupt.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Query why emoluments get the backhand, and this clause is sort of forgotten and maybe implicitly deemed as this backwater.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

But this may shift, and so Goldman has run a screen for companies currently deemed most likely to benefit from AI adoption, with a particular focus on how the technology may reduce labor costs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

Nature deemed that to be born was an automatic sentence to death, and then brought about that death with vicious consistency.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Related Words

• alleged
• assumed
• putative
• regarded
• rumored
• supposed