deliberate

[US]/dɪˈlɪbərət/
[UK]/dɪˈlɪbərət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. intentional, carefully considered

vt. & vi. carefully consider, discuss

Phrases & Collocations

deliberate decision

deliberate action

deliberate strategy

deliberate on

Example Sentences

a careful and deliberate worker.

a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict.

He did it in a deliberate manner.

mistook the oversight for a deliberate insult.

an act of deliberate self-destruction.

the deliberate firing of 600 oil wells.

he saw the book as a deliberate insult to the Church.

a deliberate attempt to smash the trade union movement.

The jury deliberated on the case.

He told us a deliberate lie.

He was deliberate in his speech and action.

We should deliberate what to do tomorrow.

she deliberated over the menu.

jurors deliberated the fate of those charged.

she watched him peel an apple with deliberate care.

a deliberate kick that went unnoticed by the referee.

I deliberated with the director on the future plans of production

a deliberate decision.See Synonyms at voluntary

Real-world Examples

On the contrary, writing is much more deliberate.

Source: Past English Major Level 8 Exam Listening (Specialized)

" Fantastic." I wish I'd done that deliberately!

Source: Listening Digest

Deliberate practice entails more than simply repeating a task.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

Those stories are mostly made-up and all deliberately boring.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

In fact, entomologists once deliberately tried to do just that.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

This is all the result of deliberate policy making.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

However much ethicists deliberate and pundits pronounce, we’re still fallible.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation October 2015

Don't do that. -Do what? -You know what. That move was deliberate.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Now, here we're deciding, here we're deliberating as if legislators, what the law should be.

Source: Harvard University Open Course "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki today said the president is still deliberating.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

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