what does deliberate mean?
DELIBERATE as VERB
- Meaning
- discuss the pros and cons of an issue
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Hypernyms(s) deliberate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- think about carefully
- weigh
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- They considered the possibility of a strike
- Turn the proposal over in your mind
Hypernyms(s) deliberate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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DELIBERATE as ADJECTIVE
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- walking at the same measured pace
- with all deliberate speed
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- Meaning
- by conscious design or purpose
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- intentional damage
- a knowing attempt to defraud
- a willful waste of time
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- Meaning
- produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
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- a studied smile
- a note of biting irony and studied insult- V.L.Parrington
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- Meaning
- carefully thought out in advance
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- a calculated insult
- with measured irony
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- Meaning
- marked by careful consideration or reflection
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