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- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
d
lI
briht
[or]
d
lI
br
iht
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| definition 1: |
When an action is deliberate, it is done on purpose. It is done because of a desire or plan. It is not done by accident.
故意的
I know he hurt you, but his action was not deliberate.- antonyms:
- accidental
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| definition 2: |
When something is deliberate, it is planned very carefully in advance and carried out in a careful way.
深思熟虑的
The mayor is taking deliberate steps to solve the problem.- synonyms:
- planned, weighed
- antonyms:
- abrupt, accidental, casual
- similar words:
- thoughtful
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| related words: |
leisurely |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
dih
lIb
reIt
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| inflections: |
deliberates, deliberating, deliberated |
| definition: |
When you deliberate, you think very carefully about a decision and sometimes discuss it with other people.
商讨
The couple deliberated for weeks before deciding to buy the house.Mr. Miller made his decision without taking enough time to deliberate. Now he regrets it.- similar words:
- debate, reflect, study, think
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| related words: |
bargain, reason |
| derivations: |
deliberately (adv.), deliberateness (n.), deliberator (n.) |
The word deliberate
contains the following parts:
libra, liber2
Latin
root
that means balance, weight
  Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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