deliberate

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   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.

2. 2adjective

   Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result.

3. 3adjective

   Not hasty or sudden; slow.

4. 4transitive verb

   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.

5. 5intransitive verb

   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.

6. 6verb

   discuss the pros and cons of an issue

   Synonyms

   debate
7. 7verb

   think about carefully; weigh

   "They considered the possibility of a strike"

   "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

   Synonyms

   considerdebatemoot
8. 8adjective

   unhurried and with care and dignity

   "walking at the same measured pace"

   "with all deliberate speed"

   Synonyms

   carefulmeasured
9. 9adjective

   carefully thought out in advance

   "a calculated insult"

   "with measured irony"

   Synonyms

   calculatedmeasured