deliberate about (someone or something)
To consider, discuss, or confer about someone or something, often for a lengthy period of time. This is a big decision, so I need some more time to deliberate about it, all right? We deliberated about all the applicants, eventually coming to a unanimous decision about whom we should hire. How long are the members of the jury going to deliberate about this verdict?
deliberate on (someone or something)
To consider, discuss, or confer about someone or something, often for a lengthy period of time. This is a big decision, so I need some more time to deliberate on it, all right? We deliberated on all the applicants, eventually coming to a unanimous decision about whom we should hire. How long are the members of the jury going to deliberate on this verdict?
deliberate over (someone or something)
To consider, discuss, or confer about someone or something, often for a lengthy period of time. This is a big decision, so I need some more time to deliberate over it with my family, all right? We deliberated over all the applicants, eventually coming to a unanimous decision about whom we should hire. How long are the members of the jury going to deliberate over this verdict?
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deliberate about someone or something
and deliberate on someone or somethingto think about someone or something; to consider what to do about someone or something. How long do you intend to deliberate about Carol? We will deliberate about this matter as long as it takes to do it right. Let's deliberate on this for a while.
deliberate over someone or something
to discuss and argue about someone or something. We will deliberate over this question tomorrow. We have been deliberating over Karen long enough.
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