{
    "term": "deliberate",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "done on purpose rather than by accident",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a deliberate act of vandalism"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The speech was a **deliberate attempt** to embarrass the government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a deliberate lie/deception"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm afraid that was a deliberate ploy on my part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The emphasis on Europe was quite deliberate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have a deliberate policy to involve people of all ages in the project."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "intentional, planned"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "done slowly and carefully",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She spoke in a slow and deliberate way."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈlɪbərət/",
                "audio": "de/deliberate/deliberate__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈlɪbərət/",
                "audio": "de/deliberate/deliberate__us_2_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin deliberatus, ‘considered carefully’, past participle of deliberare, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’)."
}