English

Pronunciation
sense|Adjective
*enPR|dĭlĭ'b�r�t, IPA|/dɪ�lɪb�r�t/, SAMPA|/dI"lIb@r@t/
*enPR|d�lĭ'b�r�t, IPA|/d��lɪb�r�t/, SAMPA|/d@"lIb@r@t/
*audio|en-us-deliberate-adj.ogg|Audio (US)
sense|Verb
*enPR|dĭlĭ'b�r�t, IPA|/dɪ�lɪb�reɪt/, SAMPA|/dI"lIb@reIt/
*enPR|d�lĭ'b�r�t, IPA|/d��lɪb�reɪt/, SAMPA|/d@"lIb@reIt/
*audio|en-us-deliberate-verb.ogg|Audio (US) (verb sense)

Adjective
en-adj

1. Done on purpose; intentional.

#:Tripping me was deliberate action.

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

#:The jury took eight hours to deliberate upon the guilt of the accused.

1. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

#:The opinion resulted in a deliberate measure.

1. Not hasty or sudden; slow.

#:The prime minister resided over the cautious, deliberate action.

Translations

trans-top|intentional
Dutch: opzettelijk, opzettelijke, met opzet, voor expres (Flanders)
Finnish: tarkoituksellinen, tahallinen
French: délibéré
trans-mid
German: absichtlich
Hebrew: ����� (mekhuvan)
Spanish: al proposito
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trans-top|of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step
trans-mid
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trans-top|carefully considered
Dutch: doordacht, doordachte, weloverwogen
Finnish: harkittu
trans-mid
French: concerté
German: überlegt
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trans-top|not hasty or sudden
Finnish: verkkainen, harkittu
trans-mid
French: délibéré
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Verb
en-verb|deliberat|ing

1. To consider carefully.

#:It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.

Translations
trans-top|consider carefully
Dutch: beraadslagen, overwegen, doordenken
Finnish: harkita, puntaroida
trans-mid
French: délibérer
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ttbc|German: überlegt (2,3)
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Category:English heteronyms

Italian

Verb
deliberate

1. second person plural present tense and imperative of deliberare

Category:Italian verb forms

de:deliberate
et:deliberate
es:deliberate
fa:deliberate
fr:deliberate
io:deliberate
it:deliberate
hu:deliberate
pl:deliberate
ru:deliberate
te:deliberate
vi:deliberate
zh:deliberate

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