0 past simple and past participle of deem
1 to consider or judge something in a particular way:
[ + obj + noun/adj ] The area has now been deemed safe.
[ + noun/adj ] We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] Anyone not paying the registration fee by 31 March will be deemed to have withdrawn from the offer.
The story was deemed too controversial and so they spiked it.
This survey is deemed to be a reliable barometer of public opinion.
Safflower oil is low in the sort of fats that are deemed to be bad for people's health.
It is deemed bad manners in some cultures to speak with your mouth full of food.
All three use anecdote and narrative to impart to the reader a sense of the lived experience of the poor, ordinary and those deemed anti-social.
Even if a pattern is deemed to be unexpected and valid, it may not be possible to act upon it.
Because these prior studies employed similar methods of data collection, it was deemed reasonable to compile the data together for the present study.
