Deliberated
[di'libərətid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Deliberate
Editor: Susanna
Examples
- Boultby heard and deliberated with bent brow and protruded under lip. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- When I said that I only came to see how Miss Havisham was, Sarah evidently deliberated whether or no she should send me about my business. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I deliberated a moment; my answer, when it did come, was objectionable: I must keep in good health, and not die. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I might have paused longer upon what I saw; I might have deliberated ere I drew inferences. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Editor: Susanna