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title: deliberate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «deliberate» in the school dictionary: Something deliberate is done on purpose, not by accident. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# deliberate

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** accident, Deliberate movements, trip, He, we, She · **What happens:** do, be, deliberate, talk, decide, make · **To what, where:** Something, purpose, deliberate mistake, winner, window, red card · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«deliberate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [deliberate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deliberate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something deliberate is done on purpose, not by accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:m1:1
# text = Something deliberate is done on purpose, not by accident.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
2	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · passive | accident | Something |  | purpose |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deliberate movements or speech are slow and careful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:m2:1
# text = Deliberate movements or speech are slow and careful.
1	Deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	movements	movement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Deliberate movements or speech |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Deliberate movements or speech *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal, verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To deliberate is to think about something carefully or talk about it for a long time before deciding.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:m3:1
# text = To deliberate is to think about something carefully or talk about it for a long time before deciding.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	deliberate	deliberate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	deciding	decide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliberate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **be** *speech: other* | present |  |  |  |  |  | about something; carefully, think *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **talk** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | time | about it | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |
| 4 | **decide** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That trip was deliberate, not an accident!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:x1:1
# text = That trip was deliberate, not an accident!
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that trip |  |  |  |  | a accident *obl*; deliberate *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He made a deliberate mistake to see if we were listening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:x2:1
# text = He made a deliberate mistake to see if we were listening.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | He | a deliberate mistake |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **listen** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · progressive | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She walked with slow, deliberate steps across the ice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:x3:1
# text = She walked with slow, deliberate steps across the ice.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	across	across	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | She |  |  |  |  | with slow deliberate steps across the ice | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The judges deliberated for an hour before choosing the winner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:x4:1
# text = The judges deliberated for an hour before choosing the winner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	deliberated	deliberate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	choosing	choose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	winner	winner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliberate** | past | the judges |  |  |  | hour |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **choose** | gerund | the judges *not said here* | the winner |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent winner=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Breaking the window was not deliberate; the ball slipped.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:x5:1
# text = Breaking the window was not deliberate; the ball slipped.
1	Breaking	break	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | gerund |  | the window |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer window=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **is** | past | Breaking |  |  |  |  | deliberate *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **slip** | past | the ball |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The referee gave a red card for a deliberate handball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:x6:1
# text = The referee gave a red card for a deliberate handball.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	handball	handball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the referee | a red card |  |  |  | for a deliberate handball | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent card=Theme for handball=Asset |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The council deliberated about the new park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:x7:1
# text = The council deliberated about the new park.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	deliberated	deliberate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliberate** | past | the council |  |  |  |  | about the new park | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about park=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write each number in slow, deliberate strokes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:x8:1
# text = Write each number in slow, deliberate strokes.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	strokes	stroke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | each number |  | slow deliberate strokes |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent number=Theme in stroke=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trusty servant deliberated for a long while how to set about this business, for it was very difficult to get into the presence of the King's daughter.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:deliberate:x9:1
# text = The trusty servant deliberated for a long while how to set about this business, for it was very difficult to get into the presence of the King's daughter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	trusty	trusty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	deliberated	deliberate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
8	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	expl	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	very	very	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	csubj	_	_
23	into	into	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	's	's	PART	POS	_	28	case	_	_
30	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliberate** | past | the trusty servant |  |  |  |  | for a long | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **set** | to-infinitive | the trusty servant *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about this business | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent about business=Destination |
| 3 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | difficult *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **get** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the presence of the King's daughter |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into presence=Destination |

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