deliberate
adjective
carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional.
deliberates
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present tense formof deliberate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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And so, I think there has to be both a change to the way the Senate deliberates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
The Fed is considering this scenario as it deliberates the future of monetary policy.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
"Judges routinely give a 'clean up' instruction before a jury deliberates, telling them not to construe anything the court says as evidence, or as a suggestion of what their verdict should be," she tweeted.
From Salon ● May 1, 2023
It meets and deliberates in person —not via Zoom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
In each residential district there is a council, composed of natives and presided over by the resident, which deliberates on questions affecting the district.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
