deliberate

English

Etymology

From Latin deliberatus, past participle of delibero (“I consider, weigh well”), from de + *libero, libro (“I weigh”), from *libera, libra (“a balance”); see librate.

Pronunciation

(Adjective):
- enPR: dĭlĭ'bərət, IPA: /dɪˈlɪbərət/, X-SAMPA: /dI"lIb@r@t/
- enPR: dəlĭ'bərət, IPA: /dəˈlɪbərət/, X-SAMPA: /d@"lIb@r@t/
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(Verb):
- enPR: dĭlĭ'bərāt, IPA: /dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/, X-SAMPA: /dI"lIb@reIt/
- enPR: dəlĭ'bərāt, IPA: /dəˈlɪbəreɪt/, X-SAMPA: /d@"lIb@reIt/
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  (verb sense)

Adjective

deliberate (comparative more deliberate, superlative most deliberate)

Done on purpose; intentional.
Tripping me was deliberate action.
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 come to its deliberate verdict.
Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
The opinion resulted in a deliberate measure.
Not hasty or sudden; slow.
The prime minister resided over the cautious, deliberate action.

Antonyms

(intentional): unwitting

Translations

intentional

Belarusian: наўмысны (be) (naŭmýsny)
Bulgarian: умишлен (bg) (umíšlen) , преднамерен (bg) (prednaméren)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 故意 (cmn) (gùyì)
Czech: úmyslný (cs) m, záměrný (cs) m
Danish: bevidst (da), overlagt (da)
Dutch: opzettelijk, opzettelijke, met opzet, voor expres (Flanders)
Finnish: tarkoituksellinen (fi), tahallinen (fi)
French: délibéré (fr)
German: absichtlich (de), bewusst (de), vorsätzlich (de)
Hebrew: מכוון (he) (mekhuvan)
Hungarian: szándékos (hu)
Indonesian: sengaja (id)
Japanese: 故意の (ja) (こいの, koi no), 作為的 (ja) (さくいてき, sakuteki)

Jèrriais: délibéthé
Macedonian: намерен (mk) (námeren)
Norwegian: med vilje (no)
Polish: zamierzony (pl), umyślny (pl)
Russian: умышленный (ru) (umýšlennyj) , преднамеренный (ru) (prednamérennyj) , намеренный (ru) (namérennyj)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: намеран (sh), намјеран (sh)

Roman: nameran (sh), namjeran (sh)
Slovak: zámerný (sk), úmyselný (sk)
Slovene: nameren (sl)
Spanish: deliberado (es), a propósito (es)
Ukrainian: навмисний (uk) (navmýsnyj) , умисний (uk) (umýsnyj)

of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step

Chinese:
Mandarin: 謹慎 (cmn), 谨慎 (cmn) (jǐnshèn), 審慎 (cmn), 审慎 (cmn) (shěnshèn), 慎重 (cmn) (shènzhòng)
Czech: rozvážný (cs) m
Danish: velovervejet (da), gennemtænkt (da)
Finnish: harkitseva (fi)

German: wohlerwogen (de), wohlüberlegt (de)
Japanese: 慎重 (ja) (しんちょう, shinchō)
Norwegian: overveid (no)
Russian: осмотрительный (ru) (osmotrítelʹnyj) , рассудительный (ru) (rassudítelʹnyj) , осторожный (ru) (ostoróžnyj)

carefully considered

Bulgarian: обмислен (bg) (obmíslen)
Czech: promyšlený (cs) m
Danish: velovervejet (da), gennemtænkt (da)
Dutch: doordacht (nl), doordachte (nl), weloverwogen (nl)
Finnish: harkittu (fi)
French: concerté (fr)

German: wohlerwogen (de), wohlüberlegt (de), überlegt (de)
Hungarian: megfontolt (hu)
Japanese: 思慮深い (ja) (しりょぶかい, shiryobukai)
Norwegian: veloverveid (no)
Russian: обдуманный (ru) (obdúmannyj) , осознанный (ru) (osóznannyj) , взвешенный (ru) (vzvéšennyj)

not hasty or sudden

Bulgarian: обмислен (bg) (obmíslen)
Czech: neuspěchaný (cs) m, rozvážný (cs) m
Danish: langsom (da), sindig (da), rolig (da)
Finnish: verkkainen (fi), harkittu (fi)
French: délibéré (fr)

German: bedacht (de), bedachtsam (de), vorsichtig (de)
Japanese: 慎重 (ja) (しんちょう, shinchō)
Jèrriais: délibéthé
Russian: неспешный (ru) (nespéšnyj) , размеренный (ru) (razmérennyj) , осознанный (ru) (osóznannyj)

Verb

deliberate (third-person singular simple present deliberates, present participle deliberating, simple past and past participle deliberated)