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What is the difference between deem and think ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between deem and think ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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They mean the same thing, except "think" is more common and can be used in more ways.
The word "deem" can only be used to talk about how you perceive something or what you consider something.
For example: "I don't deem him worthy of my time."
However, you cannot use "deem" in all the same ways as "think."
For example, you CANNOT say "I am deeming of you."
But you CAN say "I am thinking of you."
Aside from this, "deem" sounds somewhat formal and refined.
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They mean the same thing, except "think" is more common and can be used in more ways.
The word "deem" can only be used to talk about how you perceive something or what you consider something.
For example: "I don't deem him worthy of my time."
However, you cannot use "deem" in all the same ways as "think."
For example, you CANNOT say "I am deeming of you."
But you CAN say "I am thinking of you."
Aside from this, "deem" sounds somewhat formal and refined.
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