Meaning

4 senses
  1. Done on purpose; intentional.

    a deliberate attempt to cover up his crime

    absichtlich, bewusst, vorsätzlich

    умы́шленныйumýšlennyj, преднаме́ренныйprednamérennyj, наме́ренныйnamérennyj

    навми́снийnavmýsnyj, уми́снийumýsnyj

    characterized by conscious design or purpose

  2. Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

    a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result

    wohlerwogen, wohlüberlegt, überlegt

    обду́манныйobdúmannyj, осо́знанныйosóznannyj, взве́шенныйvzvéšennyj

  3. Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.

    The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.

    wohlerwogen, wohlüberlegt

    осмотри́тельныйosmotrítelʹnyj, рассуди́тельныйrassudítelʹnyj, осторо́жныйostoróžnyj

  4. Not hasty or sudden; slow.

    bedacht, bedachtsam, vorsichtig

    неспе́шныйnespéšnyj, разме́ренныйrazmérennyj, осо́знанныйosóznannyj

Examples

52 sentences
  1. Do you think that was deliberate?

    ruТы думаешь, это было неслучайно?

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  2. The jury began deliberating on Monday.

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  3. The jury deliberated for three days.

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  4. The jurors deliberated for three days.

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  5. Tom said the fire wasn't deliberate.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
intentional:
Русский
By meaning 4
intentional:
carefully considered:
of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step:
not hasty or sudden:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
intentional:
carefully considered:
not hasty or sudden:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passi

Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber.

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Forms

more deliberate, most deliberate
Comparativemore deliberate Lesson
Superlativemost deliberate Lesson

regular

Synonyms

43 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

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