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Synonyms for deliberating

Grammar : Verb
Spell : adjective dih-lib-er-it; verb dih-lib-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt; verb dɪˈlɪb əˌreɪt

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Définition of deliberating

Origin :
  • early 15c., "done with careful consideration," from Latin deliberatus "resolved upon, determined," past participle of deliberare (see deliberation). Meaning "slow, consciously unhurried" is attested by 1590s. Related: Deliberately.
  • verb think about seriously; discuss
Example sentences :
  • I am very well,' replied Mr Merdle, after deliberating about it. '
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Mr. Galloway walked to the outer door, deliberating what his course should be.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Is this a slight matter about which you and Lysimachus are deliberating?
  • Extract from : « Laches » by Plato
  • Do you mean to say you had been deliberating with yourself whether you would die?
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • "I guess not," Rankin replied slowly, as if deliberating the question.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • While he was deliberating this important point she was ascending the stairs.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan
  • Souls may perish, and go down to hell, while you are deliberating.
  • Extract from : « Gathering Jewels » by James Knowles and Matilda Darroch Knowles
  • There is no use in his deliberating; it is inevitable; he has got to do it.
  • Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 » by Various
  • He left him deliberating whether to call his servants and throw him into the street.
  • Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon
  • The princess spent part of the night in reflecting and deliberating.
  • Extract from : « Samuel Brohl & Company » by Victor Cherbuliez

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