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# deliberate

adjective (deliberate); verb (deliberate, deliberates, deliberated, deliberating)

«deliberate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Something deliberate is done on purpose, not by accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#m1)
2. Deliberate movements or speech are slow and careful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#m2)
3. (formal, verb) To deliberate is to think about something carefully or talk about it for a long time before deciding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and in playground fights it tells whether someone meant to do something: "It was deliberate!" In sport, a deliberate foul is punished more. In formal texts a jury or committee deliberates. Phrases: a deliberate act, deliberate mistake, deliberate over/about.

### Examples

- That trip was deliberate, not an accident! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#x1)
- He made a deliberate mistake to see if we were listening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#x2)
- She walked with slow, deliberate steps across the ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#x3)
- The judges deliberated for an hour before choosing the winner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#x4)
- Breaking the window was not deliberate; the ball slipped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#x5)
- The referee gave a red card for a deliberate handball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#x6)
- The council deliberated about the new park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#x7)
- Write each number in slow, deliberate strokes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#x8)
- The trusty servant deliberated for a long while how to set about this business, for it was very difficult to get into the presence of the King's daughter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/#x9)

### Note

Two pronunciations: adjective ends "-rit" (de-LIB-er-it); verb ends "-rate" (de-LIB-er-ate). Adverb: deliberately = on purpose. Opposite: accidental. "Deliberate" as a verb is formal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «deliberate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«deliberate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deliberate.html) on Mova free.