🇬🇧 Deliberate meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To deliberate means to stop, slow down, and think or talk very carefully about something before you decide what to do. When you deliberate, you weigh the good and bad choices in your mind, like a tiny judge in your head having a serious meeting before making a decision.

We had to deliberate whether the noise in the attic was a ghost, a raccoon, or just Dad snoring.

I could see my little brother deliberate before deciding to press the red button that clearly said DO NOT PUSH.

We had to deliberate whether wearing pajamas to school would be embarrassing or legendary.

The family meeting was called to deliberate about the critical issue of who gets the last slice of pizza.

Scientists once had to deliberate for a long time about whether Pluto should still count as a planet, while Pluto just floated there like, “Seriously, guys?”

She tried to deliberate; she had to deliberate. She stood, then sat to deliberate again. She closed her eyes to deliberate, fingers tracing a corner. Outside birds waited and she let herself deliberate one last time. At once she smiled softly, chose a photo, and taped it to the wall.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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