Deem vs. Seem
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Difference Between Deem and Seem
Deemverb
To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.
Seemverb
(copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
He seems to be ill.Her eyes seem blue.Deemverb
To adjudge, to decree.
Seemverb
(obsolete) To befit; to beseem.
Deemverb
To dispense (justice); to administer (law).
Seemverb
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect;
She seems to be sleepingThis appears to be a very difficult problemThis project looks fishyThey appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long timeADVERTISEMENT
Deemverb
(ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.
She deemed his efforts insufficient.Seemverb
seem to be true, probable, or apparent;
It seems that he is very giftedIt appears that the weather in California is very badDeemverb
(ambitransitive) To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.
Seemverb
appear to exist;
There seems no reason to go ahead with the project nowDeemnoun
An opinion, a judgment, a surmise.
Seemverb
appear to one's own mind or opinion;
I seem to be misunderstood by everyoneI can't seem to learn these Chinese charactersADVERTISEMENT
Deemverb
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view;
take for grantedview as importanthold these truths to be self-evidentI hold him personally responsible
