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1. (v.t.) decide
to solve or conclude (a dispute) by awarding victory to one side:
to decide a case in favor of the plaintiff.
2. decide
to determine or settle (something in dispute):
to decide an argument.
3. decide
to bring (a person) to a decision; persuade or convince:
What decided you to take the job?
4. (v.i.) decide
to settle something in dispute or doubt.
5. decide
to come to a conclusion.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF decider < L dēcīdere lit., to cut off)
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| Definition of 'decide' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) decide, make up one's mind, determine
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
"We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
2. (verb) decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
bring to an end; settle conclusively
"The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
3. (verb) decide
cause to decide
"This new development finally decided me!"
4. (verb) decide
influence or determine
"The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"
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1. (verb) decide
to make a choice; = choose
We decided to stay home.; to decide between two options; I decided that I didn't want to.; I had to decide where to start.
2. decide
decide which/when/how/whether etc.
to make an official or legal judgment
The court decided in their favor.; It took two days to decide the case.
3. decide
to determine a result
The third game will decide the outcome.
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| Definition of 'decide' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) decide
to cut off; to separate
2. (verb) decide
to bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle
3. (verb) decide
to determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the defendant
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Sense: to (cause to) make up one's mind
I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?
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 Afrikaans: besluit |
 Arabic: يُقَرِّر |
 Bulgarian: решавам |
 Brazilian: decidir |
 Czech: rozhodnout (se); přimět |
 German: entscheiden |
 Danish: bestemme sig for |
 Greek: αποφασίζω |
 Spanish: decidir |
 Estonian: otsusele viima, otsustama |
 Farsi: تصمیم گرفتن؛ اراده کردن |
 Finnish: päättää |
 French: (se) décider (de) |
 Hebrew: לְהַחֲלִיט |
 Hindi: निश्चय करना |
 Croatian: odlučiti se, riješiti se |
 Hungarian: dönt |
 Indonesian: memutuskan |
 Icelandic: ákveða |
 Italian: decidere, far decidere |
 Japanese: 決心する |
 Korean: 결심하다 |
 Lithuanian: nuspręsti, nutarti |
 Latvian: nolemt; izšķirties (par) |
 Malay: membuat keputusan |
 Dutch: (doen) besluiten |
 Norwegian: avgjøre, beslutte, bestem |
 Polish: decydować się, przekonywa |
 Persian: تصمیم گرفتن؛ اراده کردن |
 Pashto: فيصله كېدل، تمامېدل |
 Portuguese: decidir |
 Romanian: a (se) hotărî |
 Russian: принимать решение |
 Slovak: rozhodnúť (sa) |
 Slovenian: odločiti (se) |
 Serbian: odlučiti |
 Swedish: bestämma [sig för], beslu |
 Thai: ตัดสินใจ |
 Turkish: karar vermek |
 Taiwanese: 決定 |
 Ukrainian: вирішувати(ся) |
 Urdu: فیصلہ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: quyết định |
 Chinese: 决定 |
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