deliberate
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4.1
- adjective
- /dɪˈlɪbərɪt/
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deliberado
- He made a deliberate effort to improve his communication skills during meetings.
- deliberate practice
- conscious and deliberate
- a deliberate choice
That would suggest that this was deliberate, which it is not.
- That would suggest that this was deliberate, which it is not.
- But it could be also a deliberate choice made by the teacher.
- How do we force ourselves to slow down and make more deliberate choices in those moments?
- I never, and this is the second problem of friendships. I never made the deliberate choice
- So I think that this was quite deliberate.
- At what point does this become deliberate action?
- OK, so that's what cognitive science is telling us about how people make deliberate or automatic decisions.
- And we know that this was a deliberate first move because, you know, prisons are hidden.
- And my belief is I could have avoided that by having a much more deliberate process.
- You know, so it's not just, you know, so you are planning ahead and you are deliberate about it.
Examples
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How do we force ourselves to slow down and make more deliberate choices in those moments?
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Now, the good news is you're an adult and you can take deliberate steps to reprogram your mind.
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But it could be also a deliberate choice made by the teacher.
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And what she found was that you only need one hour of deliberate support a week.
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You might also want to say, well, of course, it's all deliberate on his part.
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Preparing for death is one of the most deliberate things you can do.
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I wonder whether I'm seeing a trend at the moment of people being too deliberate with their decision making.
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Journalists have written pieces in newspapers and magazines about deliberate practice in relation to sports, music, and business.
Academic text (2015) -
A central theme of this parable is the deliberate exclusion of the older brother.
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Attendance should equate to actually interacting with the material and a deliberate awareness of the presented material.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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3.7
Done on purpose with full awareness
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3.9
Done on purpose and not by accident
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4.2
Having a clear aim and strong determination
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1.0
Arranged before it happens on purpose
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7.2
Done on purpose after planning it
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8.9
Done by a person as a conscious choice or decision
Someone plans or does it carefully and on purpose rather than naturally
Planned and not done by accident
Planned carefully to get a particular result
Careful and slow in action or speech
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A set of carefully planned military actions using strong positions and clear communications before fighting the enemy
How Intentional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deliberate comes from Latin parts de- and libra, where libra means 'scales'. So, to deliberate is to 'weigh' your choices carefully and do something on purpose after thought.