"deliberate" meaning in English

See deliberate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈlɪbərət/, /dəˈlɪbərət/ Audio: en-us-deliberate-adj.ogg [US] Forms: deliberate [positive], more deliberate [comparative], most deliberate [superlative]
enPR: dĭlĭ'bərət, dəlĭ'bərət Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A deliberate action was done on purpose, for a reason, it was not an accident.
    Sense id: simple-deliberate-en-adj-aNqmmjVh

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/, /dəˈlɪbəreɪt/ Audio: en-us-deliberate-verb.ogg [US] Forms: deliberate [canonical], deliberates [third-person, singular], deliberated [past], deliberated [past, participle], deliberating [present, participle]
enPR: dĭlĭ'bərāt, dəlĭ'bərāt Head templates: {{verb|deliberat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you deliberate something, you think about it carefully.
    Sense id: simple-deliberate-en-verb-Cv~TivMv
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