deliberate meaning
EN[dɪˈlɪbərət] [dəˈlɪbərət] [dɪˈlɪbəreɪt] [dəˈlɪbəreɪt]US US
- VerbSGdeliberatesPRdeliberatingPT, PPdeliberatedPREdé-SUF-ate
- AdjectiveCOMmore deliberateSUPmost deliberate
- Done on purpose; intentional.
- Tripping me was deliberate action.
- Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining.
- The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.
- Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
- a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result
- Not hasty or sudden; slow.
- Done on purpose; intentional.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- s the Senate deliberated in Washington – and packed it in for the night without finalizing a deal — Obama brushed pressed House Democrats to finalize
- Esme assented with a graceful bend of his crimpled head, and in a clear and deliberate voice began to speak.
- ... who in vivid contrast to Kabin pursued a deliberate policy of Russification and uniformization with the rest of the Soviet Union.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of deliberate in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Verbs
- Adjectives
- en deliberately
- en deliberates
- en deliberated
- en deliberatest
- en deliberateth
Source: Wiktionary