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Meanings of deliberate in English

Portuguese
deliberar
Spanish
considerar
Catalan
discutir

Think about carefully; weigh.

        deliberar

        Unhurried and with care and dignity.

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              (Doing or feeling something) in a deliberate or controlled way.

                  Carefully thought out in advance.

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                        Usage of deliberate in English
                        1
                        The climax is in the deliberate falsehood contained in the closing words.
                        The Life of Cesare Borgia
                        2
                        I accept, of course, his assurance that there was no deliberate connection.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        It required a deliberate effort of will to accept the fantastic truth.
                        Rendezvous with Rama
                        4
                        Syrian authorities have denied any deliberate targeting of civilians in the conflict.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        And that often meant that events moved with an extraordinarily deliberate slowness.
                        The Alchemyst
                        6
                        Children as young as six presenting at Dublin hospitals with deliberate self-harm.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        But Mr Arbiter said he didn't believe the diary clash was deliberate.
                        News.com.au
                        8
                        Canada, the United States and China would all want time to deliberate.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        It was a deliberate decision by CMNZ to offer something completely different.
                        Radio NZ
                        10
                        Another long and deliberate pause succeeded these sententious questions and ready replies.
                        The Last of the Mohicans
                        11
                        It was a very deliberate decision to break the rules of war.
                        Radio NZ
                        12
                        After a public hearing, the constitutional court's 15 judges withdrew to deliberate.
                        The Irish Times
                        13
                        They reined their chargers opposite each other in grave and deliberate silence.
                        Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book II.
                        14
                        Publishing MP3s without the technology for digital-rights management was a deliberate choice.
                        Wired
                        15
                        Riley was the most self-possessed and solemnly deliberate person in the republic.
                        A Tramp Abroad
                        16
                        He was absolutely silent and deliberate, simply taking shot after careful shot.
                        The Slab
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                        Translations for deliberate
                        Deliberate through the time
                        Deliberate across language varieties
                        New Zealand
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
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                        Common
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