deemed

The word “deemed” means past tense of "deem" — considered or judged to be something. In plain terms, usually just the past tense of "deem" (judged/considered); in an Indian education context, describes a college with special university-equivalent status.

“Deemed” is pronounced deemd (/diːmd/ in IPA).

Here is “deemed” used in a sentence: “The proposal was deemed too risky and rejected.”

Depending on how it is used, “deemed” can be a verb and an adjective.

The word “deemed” comes from Old English. From the verb "deem", ultimately from Old English dēman, "to judge".

“Deemed” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Deemed” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: past tense of "deem" — considered or judged to be something.

Both mean to judge something to be a certain way, but 'deemed' is more formal and often implies an official or legal judgment. 'Considered' is the more general, everyday word.

In Indian higher education, a 'deemed university' is an institution officially granted university-level status and powers, even though it is not formally titled a university. This lets it award its own degrees and set its own courses.

'Deemed' is formal and appears most often in legal, official, and academic writing, as in 'deemed necessary' or 'deemed unfit.' In casual speech, people more often say 'thought' or 'seen as.'

'Deemed' is often followed directly by an adjective or noun describing the judgment, as in 'deemed acceptable' or 'deemed a success.' It can also take 'to be,' as in 'deemed to be lawful.'