deliberate

adjective

/dɪˈlɪbərət/

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done on purpose rather than by accident synonym intentional, planned
- a deliberate act of vandalism
- The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.
- a deliberate lie/deception
opposite unintentional
Extra Examples
- I'm afraid that was a deliberate ploy on my part.
- The emphasis on Europe was quite deliberate.
- They have a deliberate policy to involve people of all ages in the project.
(of a movement or an action) done slowly and carefully
- She spoke in a slow and deliberate way.

Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin deliberatus, ‘considered carefully’, past participle of deliberare, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).

deliberate

verb

/dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/

[intransitive, transitive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they deliberate	/dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/
he / she / it deliberates	/dɪˈlɪbəreɪts/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪts/
past simple deliberated	/dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/
past participle deliberated	/dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/
-ing form deliberating	/dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪŋ/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪŋ/

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to consider something very carefully, usually before making a decision
- The jury deliberated for five days before finding him guilty.
- The sergeant deliberated for a moment and then agreed to unlock the door.
- deliberate (on) whether, what, etc… They deliberated (on) whether to continue with the talks.
- deliberate over something Customers sometimes deliberate over a purchase for weeks.
- deliberate something The jurors are now deliberating the fate of the accused.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Deliberate is used with these nouns as the subject:
jury
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Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin deliberatus, ‘considered carefully’, past participle of deliberare, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).