deliberate suggests slow or careful reasoning before forming an opinion or reaching a conclusion or decision.

DELIBERATE definition: 1. (often of something bad) intentional or planned: 2. A deliberate movement, action, or thought…. Learn more.

Deliberate, intentional, premeditated, voluntary refer to something not happening by chance. Deliberate is applied to what is done not hastily but with full realization of what one is doing: a …

Define deliberate. deliberate synonyms, deliberate pronunciation, deliberate translation, English dictionary definition of deliberate. adj. 1. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the …

Definition of deliberate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Deliberate is applied to what is done not hastily but with full realization of what one is doing: a deliberate attempt to evade justice.Intentional is applied to what is definitely intended or done …

If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance. It has a deliberate policy to introduce world art to …

To deliberate means to carefully think or talk something through — it also means slow and measured, the pace of this kind of careful decision making. If you chose deliberately, you …

Dec 26, 2025 · deliberate (third-person singular simple present deliberates, present participle deliberating, simple past and past participle deliberated) (transitive) To consider carefully; to …

DELIBERATE meaning: 1 : done or said in a way that is planned or intended done or said on purpose; 2 : done or decided after careful thought