deliberate
adjective
carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional.
have deliberated
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present perfectof deliberate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Five male and seven female jurors have deliberated for three days over whether to find Weinstein guilty of rape and criminal sex acts.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025
Since the 1990s, Social Security officials have deliberated over how to revise the list of occupations to reflect jobs that actually exist in the modern economy, according to audits and interviews.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2022
Defense attorney Tony Figliola said the jurors have deliberated for five days, and their note indicates they’ve decided 35 of the 40 counts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2019
In many cases publications have deliberated exactly what to call these lies, oftentimes settling for euphemisms like “unconfirmed accusations” and “demonstrable falsehoods.”
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2018
Had this intimation concerned any other subject, perhaps the knight would have deliberated with himself in what manner he should take a hint so darkly communicated.
From The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves by T. (Tobias) Smollett
