deliberate

  • (verb): To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
  • (verb): To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.
  • (adjective): Done on purpose; intentional.
  • (adjective): Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
  • (adjective): Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
  • (adjective): Not hasty or sudden; slow.
  • It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.
  • Tripping me was deliberate action.
  • The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.
  • a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result