deliberate
verb/dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/
/dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deliberate | /dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it deliberates | /dɪˈlɪbəreɪts/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪts/ |
| past simple deliberated | /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle deliberated | /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form deliberating | /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪŋ/ /dɪˈlɪbəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- to consider something very carefully, usually before making a decision
- The jury deliberated for five days before finding him guilty.
- The sergeant deliberated for a moment and then agreed to unlock the door.
- deliberate (on) whether, what, etc… They deliberated (on) whether to continue with the talks.
- deliberate over something Customers sometimes deliberate over a purchase for weeks.
- deliberate something The jurors are now deliberating the fate of the accused.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeliberate is used with these nouns as the subject:- jury
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin deliberatus, ‘considered carefully’, past participle of deliberare, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).Want to learn more?
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