What does deliberately mean?

Definitions for deliberately
de·lib·er·ate·ly

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word deliberately.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by designadverb

    with intention; in an intentional manner

    "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"

  2. measuredly, deliberatelyadverb

    in a deliberate unhurried manner

    "she was working deliberately"

Wiktionary

  1. deliberatelyadverb

    Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.

    He deliberately broke that, didn't he?

  2. deliberatelyadverb

    Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.

    After being called upon, he strode deliberately up to the blackboard.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Deliberatelyadverb

    Circumspectly; advisedly; warily.

    Etymology: from deliberate.

    He judges to a hair of little indecencies; knows better than any man what is not to be written; and never hazards himself so far as to fall; but plods on deliberately, and, as a grave man ought, is sure to put his staff before him. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. deliberately

    Deliberately is an adverb that indicates an action that is done consciously and intentionally, often after careful thought or planning. It means to act on purpose, not by accident or in a casual or reckless manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Deliberatelyadverb

    with careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'deliberately' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3505

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'deliberately' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4185

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'deliberately' in Adverbs Frequency: #254

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of deliberately in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of deliberately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of deliberately in a Sentence

  1. Dan Bishop:

    There's a unified theme through all that. The FBI is pushing the line as hard as it can go on prosecutorial misconduct, entrapment, trying to come up with the finest of distinctions to be able to use that deliberately in order to create politically charged prosecutions.

  2. John Wilson:

    The lead guy, I looked out -- I was watching -- he deliberately steered into one of our prospects and hit him.

  3. George Bull:

    Perhaps (Britain's tax department) has deliberately downplayed these figures so that the move is seen less as a 'money spinner', and more about leading the reform of the taxation of international corporates?

  4. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh:

    The doctor said that he has to undergo a prostate operation but they are not allowing it, they are deliberately not protecting his health .. If they continue treating him like this, it will lead to the same result as Mursi.

  5. Geoffrey Thomas:

    It would appear that someone has deliberately locked that door( on Flight 9525).

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Translations for deliberately

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • عمداًArabic
  • deliberadament, prudentmentCatalan, Valencian
  • bevidst, sindigt, langsomt, med vilje, roligtDanish
  • absichtlich, mit AbsichtGerman
  • deliberadamenteSpanish
  • harkitusti, tarkoitukselisesti, tahallaan, tarkoitus, verkkaisesti, verkkaanFinnish
  • exprèsFrench
  • a dh’aon ghnothachScottish Gaelic
  • בכוונהHebrew
  • szándékosanHungarian
  • af yfirlögðu ráði, rólega, af ásettu ráði, viljandi, yfirvegað, vísvitandiIcelandic
  • intenzionalmente, per partito preso, deliberatamenteItalian
  • じっくり, 故意, わざとJapanese
  • opzettelijk, met opzet, bewust, expresDutch
  • deliberadamentePortuguese
  • нарочно, медленно, намеренно, сознательноRussian
  • ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా, కావాలనిTelugu
  • kastenTurkish
  • назна́рошки, зна́рошна, зва́гом, навмисно, неквапливо, виважено, умисно, наро́шнe, зумисно, нароком, свідо́мо, несква́пно, зна́рошнe, прокво́листо, нарочи́то, назна́ро́шне, пові́льно, пово́ліUkrainian
  • 故意Chinese

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