deliberated
- 1Simple past and past participle of deliberate.
The committee deliberated carefully before announcing its final decision.
The judges deliberated long into the night over the disputed ruling.
Note
The past form serves both uses of the verb. Without an object it means reflecting on the reasons for and against, and over introduces the question (the judges deliberated over the ruling). With a direct object it means weighing the matter itself (they deliberated the terms). It never carries the adjective's sense of 'done on purpose': an insult can be deliberate, but it is never deliberated.
The council deliberated the proposal for a full week.
Having deliberated the matter, she declined the offer.
deliberated is a form of deliberate
deliberate, verb: To consider something carefully, weighing the matter well in the mind before reaching a decision. Full entry
- Forms
- deliberatedeliberates he/she/itdeliberating -ing formdeliberated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- deliberate → deliberated: add -d
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