Definition of deliberate
- a. - Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or
decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step;
circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a
deliberate judge or counselor.
- a. - Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully
considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate
measure or result.
- a. - Not hasty or sudden; slow.
- v. t. - To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for
and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to
deliberate a question.
- v. i. - To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the
arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to
consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on, upon, about,
concerning.