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# deliberately

adverb (deliberately); adjective deliberate

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

## Everyday

1. On purpose; meaning to do it, not by accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberately/#m1)
2. Slowly and carefully (He spoke deliberately). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberately/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, stories and fairness: «He broke it deliberately» or «by accident?» changes the blame. In sport: a deliberate foul. Formal synonym: intentionally.

### Examples

- She deliberately left the door open for the cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberately/#x1)
- He didn't break the vase deliberately; it was an accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberately/#x2)
- The player deliberately tripped his opponent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberately/#x3)
- The teacher spoke slowly and deliberately. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberately/#x4)
- Someone deliberately started the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberately/#x5)
- I deliberately chose the hardest puzzle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberately/#x6)
- Knowing this, the Indian deliberately steered the horse right above the city, in order that his revenge for his unjust imprisonment might be all the quicker and sweeter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deliberately/#x7)

### Note

Opposite: accidentally, by accident. Adjective: deliberate (dih-LIB-er-it); verb deliberate (dih-LIB-er-ate) means think carefully before deciding.

## On Mova

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