Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to deliberate
Participle: deliberated
Gerund: deliberating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | deliberate |
| you | deliberate |
| he;she;it | deliberates |
| we | deliberate |
| you | deliberate |
| they | deliberate |
Perfect
| I | have deliberated |
| you | have deliberated |
| he;she;it | has deliberated |
| we | have deliberated |
| you | have deliberated |
| they | have deliberated |
Past
| I | deliberated |
| you | deliberated |
| he;she;it | deliberated |
| we | deliberated |
| you | deliberated |
| they | deliberated |
Pluperfect
| I | had deliberated |
| you | had deliberated |
| he;she;it | had deliberated |
| we | had deliberated |
| you | had deliberated |
| they | had deliberated |
Future
| I | will deliberate |
| you | will deliberate |
| he;she;it | will deliberate |
| we | will deliberate |
| you | will deliberate |
| they | will deliberate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have deliberated |
| you | will have deliberated |
| he;she;it | will have deliberated |
| we | will have deliberated |
| you | will have deliberated |
| they | will have deliberated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | deliberate |
| you | deliberate |
| he;she;it | deliberate |
| we | deliberate |
| you | deliberate |
| they | deliberate |
Perfect
| I | have deliberated |
| you | have deliberated |
| he;she;it | have deliberated |
| we | have deliberated |
| you | have deliberated |
| they | have deliberated |
Imperfect
| I | deliberated |
| you | deliberated |
| he;she;it | deliberated |
| we | deliberated |
| you | deliberated |
| they | deliberated |
Pluperfect
| I | had deliberated |
| you | had deliberated |
| he;she;it | had deliberated |
| we | had deliberated |
| you | had deliberated |
| they | had deliberated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would deliberate |
| you | would deliberate |
| he;she;it | would deliberate |
| we | would deliberate |
| you | would deliberate |
| they | would deliberate |
Perfect
| I | would have deliberated |
| you | would have deliberated |
| he;she;it | would have deliberated |
| we | would have deliberated |
| you | would have deliberated |
| they | would have deliberated |
Imperative
| you | deliberate |
| we | Let's deliberate |
| you | deliberate |
Verbs conjugated like 'deliberate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'deliberate'
delibrate,
reliberate,
defibrate,
delibate,
delineate,
delirate,
desiderate,
liberate,
redeliberate,
alliterate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination
- boggle, demur, falter, hesitate, hover, mammer, scruple, stand shilly-shally, stick, waver
- consider
- muse, contemplate, judge, pause, meditate, ponder, premeditate
- discuss
- confer, argue, consult
Antonyms
- consider
- dismiss, disregard, ignore, neglect
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber.
Sample Sentences
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It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.