The adjective is pronounced /dɪlɪbərət/. The verb is pronounced /dɪlɪbəreɪt/.
( deliberated)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
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.
Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.
= intentional
ADJ
• de‧lib‧er‧ate‧ly
It looks as if the blaze was started deliberately...
Mr Christopher’s answer was deliberately vague.
ADV : ADV with v , ADV adj
2.
If a movement or action is deliberate , it is done slowly and carefully.
...stepping with deliberate slowness up the steep paths.
ADJ
• de‧lib‧er‧ate‧ly
The Japanese have acted calmly and deliberately.
ADV : ADV after v
3.
If you deliberate , you think about something carefully, especially before making a very important decision.
She deliberated over the decision for a long time before she made up her mind...
The Court of Criminal Appeals has been deliberating his case for almost two weeks.
= ponder
VERB : V over/about n , V n