All 5 Uses of
deemed
in
Bleak House
- He might be deemed eligible by you and might be disposed to respond to this proposal.†
Chpt 13-15 *
- Poor Miss Flite deemed it necessary to be so courtly and polite, as a mark of her respect for the army, and to curtsy so very often that it was no easy matter to get her out of the court.†
Chpt 22-24
- A habit in him of speaking to the poor and of avoiding patronage or condescension or childishness (which is the favourite device, many people deeming it quite a subtlety to talk to them like little spelling books) has put him on good terms with the woman easily.†
Chpt 46-48
- Sir Leicester, deeming it time to dismiss the officer, here majestically interposes with the words, "Very good.†
Chpt 52-54
- Now, Skimpole wishes to think well of Bucket; Skimpole deems it essential, in its little place, to the general cohesion of things, that he SHOULD think well of Bucket.†
Chpt 61-63
Definition:
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(deemed) believed or judged