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title: deem — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «deem» in the school dictionary: To consider or judge something in a particular way (The water was deemed safe). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# deem

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**Who acts:** particular way, something, you, teacher, finding, words · **What happens:** consider, judge, deem, decide, count, close · **To what, where:** something, particular way, water, bridge, whatever, answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«deem» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [deem in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deem.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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To consider or judge something in a particular way (The water was deemed safe).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deem:m1:1
# text = To consider or judge something in a particular way (The water was deemed safe).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	consider	consider	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	judge	judge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	deemed	deem	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consider** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **judge** | infinitive |  | something |  | a particular way |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent something=Value |
| 3 | **deem** | past · passive | a particular way *not said here* | the water |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Attribute |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To decide officially that something counts as something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deem:m2:1
# text = To decide officially that something counts as something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	decide	decide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
6	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | officially *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **count** | present | something |  |  |  |  | as something | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as something=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bridge was deemed unsafe and closed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deem:x1:1
# text = The bridge was deemed unsafe and closed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	deemed	deem	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	unsafe	unsafe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deem** | past · passive |  | the bridge |  |  |  | unsafe *property* | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Attribute |
| 2 | **close** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do whatever you deem best.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deem:x2:1
# text = Do whatever you deem best.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	1	obj	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	deem	deem	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* | whatever |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whatever=Eventuality |
| 2 | **deem** | present | you |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher deemed the answer correct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deem:x3:1
# text = The teacher deemed the answer correct.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	deemed	deem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deem** | past | the teacher | the answer |  |  |  | correct *property* | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent answer=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Any late entries will be deemed invalid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deem:x4:1
# text = Any late entries will be deemed invalid.
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	entries	entry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	deemed	deem	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	invalid	invalid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deem** | future · passive |  | any late entries |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game was deemed too violent for children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deem:x5:1
# text = The game was deemed too violent for children.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	deemed	deem	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	violent	violent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deem** | past · passive |  | the game |  |  |  | violent *property* | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The match was deemed a draw.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deem:x6:1
# text = The match was deemed a draw.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	deemed	deem	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	draw	draw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deem** | past · passive |  | the match |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme draw=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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But afterwards, finding her words were true, they wondered at her knowledge and deemed her to be the wisest of birds.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deem:x7:1
# text = But afterwards, finding her words were true, they wondered at her knowledge and deemed her to be the wisest of birds.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	afterwards	afterwards	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	finding	find	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	wondered	wonder	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	deemed	deem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	cop	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	wisest	wise	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	parataxis	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | gerund |  | her words |  |  |  | afterwards *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past | finding |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | past | words *= word* |  |  | her knowledge |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **deem** | past | words *= word* *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent she=Attribute |
| 5 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of birds; wise *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **word** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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