Deem vs. Seem

Deem vs. Seem — Is There a Difference?
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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 time
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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 bad

Deemverb

(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 now

Deemnoun

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 characters
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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