deliberate

Meanings

Adjective

• Done on purpose; intentional.
• Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
• 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.
• Not hasty or sudden; slow.

Verb

• To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
• To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.

Origin

• From Latin deliberatus, past participle of delibero, from de + *libero, libro, from *libera, libra; see librate.