deems

verb

Definition of deemsnext
present tense third-person singular of deem
as in thinks
to have as an opinion I deem it fitting that we mark this solemn occasion with a day of prayer and thanksgiving

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  1. thinks
  2. believes
  3. considers
  4. imagines
Verb
  • The guess here is that this will all unravel much faster than anyone currently thinks, leaving the country, and its new government, adrift and voters counting the days to the midterm elections.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Prasad, for instance, thinks there’s a kind of egalitarianism that’s inherent in English and missing from its Indian alternatives.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of thinks
Verb
  • The company believes that pets deserve to live in a world where they are loved, understood and cherished.
    FunnyFuzzy Contributor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Purnell believes the controversy over the name arose after people heard it and searched online to find out more about the restaurant.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of believes
Verb
  • Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.
    Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of considers
Verb
  • Van Buren, who commissions the project and calls it the Institute, imagines a whole hilltop campus with a combination auditorium, gym, and chapel designed by his personal architect in the most advanced modern style.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The Electric State imagines a world in which robots have rebelled, been punished, and sentenced to exile in the titular state.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of imagines
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