Definitions for Decide
dɪˈsaɪdde·cide

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decide, make up one's mind, determineverb

   reach, make, or come to a decision about something

   "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

2. decide, settle, resolve, adjudicateverb

   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. decideverb

   cause to decide

   "This new development finally decided me!"

4. decideverb

   influence or determine

   "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. decideverb

   To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.

2. decideverb

   To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.

3. decideverb

   To cause someone to come to a decision.

4. Etymology: From décider or decidere, infintive of decido, from de + caedo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DECIDEverb

   Etymology: decido, Latin.

   1. To fix the event of; to determine.

   The day approach’d when fortune should decide
   Th’ important enterprize, and give the bride. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. To determine a question or dispute.

   In council oft, and oft in battle tried,
   Betwixt thy master and the world decide. George Granville.

   Who shall decide, when doctors disagree,
   And soundest casuists doubt? Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decide

   To decide means to make a choice or reach a conclusion after considering different options or alternatives. It involves evaluating various factors, considering different perspectives or preferences, and ultimately settling on one course of action or making a definitive judgement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decideverb

   to cut off; to separate

2. Decideverb

   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. Decideverb

   to determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the defendant

4. Etymology: [L. decdere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. dcider. Cf. Decision.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decide

   de-sīd′, v.t. to determine: to end: to settle: to resolve.—adjs. Decid′able, capable of being decided; Decid′ed, determined: clear, unmistakable: resolute.—adv. Decid′edly. [O. Fr. decider—L. decidēre—de, away, cædĕre, to cut.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decide

   To action a possibility.

   They decide together their love, understanding, solidarity and unity is so beautiful for them to marry

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

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1. decide

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Decide' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1644

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Decide' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1089

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Decide' in Verbs Frequency: #89

Anagrams for Decide »

1. de-iced

2. deiced

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Decide in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Decide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Decide in a Sentence

1. Alexander Woollcott:

   I think your slogan Liberty or Death is splendid and whichever one you decide on will be all right with me.

2. Ilhan Omar:

   Let me be clear, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is a corrupt jurist and should have no place on our highest court, clarence Thomas for the past three decades worked in tandem with his wife from the bench, to decide cases that were in lockstep with his wife's political pursuits.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   I've had some conversations with Mitt Romney, obviously, I'm an Orrin Hatch supporter. And Orrin has to decide what he wants to do. If he wants to run again, I'm for him.

4. Ari Fleischer:

   There's a higher principle about the role of the federal government that runs into conflict with the raw emotions that play out after a tragedy and it squeezes Republicans, they're squeezed because the higher principle is Republican federal candidates place a lot of value in the right of states to decide these matters without federal interference -- whether it's an emotional issue like the flag, or whether it's gun rights, gay marriage.

5. Patty Gasso:

   The last time we played a doubleheader was in March, and we are in the final four and we’re playing a doubleheader 30 minutes after -- I mean, you’re playing two games with a 30-minute break to decide who is going to play for a national championship, i didn’t like that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Decide
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Decide
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Decide
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Decide
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Decide