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GrammarJLPT N1

considered to be

Expression

Definitions

1. considered to be

This grammatical pattern is used to express that something is believed, expected, or considered to be a certain way, often based on evidence or reasoning. It appears frequently in news reports and formal writing to convey an inference or widely held assumption without stating it as absolute fact.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

She said she wasn't interested, but it seems like she actually cares.

Sentence 2

Those tears of hers — they don't look like an act to me.

Sentence 3

The way he's acting, it seems like he's testing us.

Sentence 4

She says she's "busy," but honestly, it seems like she's avoiding us, right?

Sentence 5

The way she walked away, it seemed like she had accepted the breakup.