deliberate

[US]/dɪˈlɪbərət/
[UK]/dɪˈlɪbərət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. makusudi, yaliyofanywa kwa makusudi

vt. & vi. kuchunguza kwa makini, kujadili
Word Forms
Past Tensedeliberated
Present Participledeliberating
Third Person Singulardeliberates
Past Participledeliberated

Phrases & Collocations

deliberate decision

uamuzi wa makusudi

deliberate action

kitendo cha makusudi

deliberate strategy

mkakati wa makusudi

deliberate on

kufikiria kwa makusudi

Example Sentences

a careful and deliberate worker.

mshughulikiaji mwenye makini na waangalifu.

a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict.

jaribio la makusudi ya kuchochea migogoro.

He did it in a deliberate manner.

Alifanya hivyo kwa njia ya makusudi.

mistook the oversight for a deliberate insult.

aliuchukulia upeo kama hongo ya makusudi.

an act of deliberate self-destruction.

kitendo cha uharibifu wa kujitunza.

the deliberate firing of 600 oil wells.

uchomaji wa makusudi wa visima vya mafuta 600.

he saw the book as a deliberate insult to the Church.

aliona kitabu kama hongo ya makusudi kwa Kanisa.

a deliberate attempt to smash the trade union movement.

jaribio la makusudi ya kuangusha harakati za muungano wa wafanyakazi.

The jury deliberated on the case.

Jury walichunguza kesi.

He told us a deliberate lie.

Alituambia uongo wa makusudi.

He was deliberate in his speech and action.

Alikuwa waangalifu katika hotuba na tendo lake.

We should deliberate what to do tomorrow.

Tungependelea kufanya nini kesho.

she deliberated over the menu.

alichunguza orodha ya chakula.

jurors deliberated the fate of those charged.

wanachunguza hatima ya waliofungwa mashtaka.

she watched him peel an apple with deliberate care.

alimuona akikipeka ndizi kwa uangalifu.

a deliberate kick that went unnoticed by the referee.

mkwajaa wa makusudi ambao haukuonekana na mwamuzi.

I deliberated with the director on the future plans of production

Niliwasiliana na mkurugenzi kuhusu mipango ya baadaya ya uzalishaji.

a deliberate decision.See Synonyms at voluntary

uamuzi wa makusudi. Tazama synonimu kwenye hiari

Real-world Examples

On the contrary, writing is much more deliberate.

Kinyume na hilo, kuandika ni jambo linalohitaji kufanya kwa makusudi.

Source: Past English Major Level 8 Exam Listening (Specialized)

" Fantastic." I wish I'd done that deliberately!

" Nzuri sana." Ningeweza kufanya hivyo kwa makusudi!

Source: Listening Digest

Deliberate practice entails more than simply repeating a task.

Mazoezi makusudi yanahitaji zaidi ya kurudia tu kitendo.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

Those stories are mostly made-up and all deliberately boring.

Hadithi hizo ni nyingi zilizotungwa na zimefanywa kuwa boring kwa makusudi.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

In fact, entomologists once deliberately tried to do just that.

Hakika, wakunga-hariri walijaribu kufanya hivyo kwa makusudi.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

This is all the result of deliberate policy making.

Hii yote ni matokeo ya utengenezaji wa sera kwa makusudi.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

However much ethicists deliberate and pundits pronounce, we’re still fallible.

Heri ya jinsi watunushi wa maadili wanavyojadili na washauri wanavyoamua, bado tunaweza kuingiliwa.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation October 2015

Don't do that. -Do what? -You know what. That move was deliberate.

Usifanye hivyo. -Fanya nini? -Unajua nini. Hatua hiyo ilifanywa kwa makusudi.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Now, here we're deciding, here we're deliberating as if legislators, what the law should be.

Sasa, hapa tunafanya maamuzi, hapa tunajaribu kama wabunge, sheria inapaswa kuwa vipi.

Source: Harvard University Open Course "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki today said the president is still deliberating.

Makamu wa Katibu wa Habari wa White House, Jen Psaki, leo alisema rais bado anajaribu.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

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