deem it (to be) necessary

deem it (to be) necessary
deem it (to be) necessary & deem that it is necessary
to decide that something is necessary. •

Mary deemed that it was necessary to leave town that night.

Lisa deemed it necessary to go home.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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