Definitions for decide
dɪˈsaɪdde·cide

decide, make up one's mind, determine(verb)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
"We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate(verb)
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"
decide(verb)
cause to decide
"This new development finally decided me!"
decide(verb)
influence or determine
"The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

decide(Verb)
To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
Etymology: From décider or decidere, infintive of decido, from de + caedo.
decide(Verb)
To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
Etymology: From décider or decidere, infintive of decido, from de + caedo.
decide(Verb)
To cause someone to come to a decision.
Etymology: From décider or decidere, infintive of decido, from de + caedo.

Decide(verb)
to cut off; to separate
Etymology: [L. decdere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. dcider. Cf. Decision.]
Decide(verb)
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
Etymology: [L. decdere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. dcider. Cf. Decision.]
Decide(verb)
to determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the defendant
Etymology: [L. decdere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. dcider. Cf. Decision.]

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.]

decide
To act on a possibility.
They did decide together their love, understanding and unity was enough for them to marry earlier than planned.
Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020

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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'decide' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1644
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'decide' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1089
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'decide' in Verbs Frequency: #89

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of decide in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of decide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Demere Woolway:
There are certainly some transgender students for whom it matters a lot but if it's a gay man whose best friend is a lesbian and they decide they want to live together, this is an option.
John Carey:
The international situation continues to weigh on people's minds, and commodities were weaker earlier. In the absence of any strong new economic data or blow-away-type earnings results, people are still cautious, waiting for the Fed to decide on whether it's going to raise rates or not.
Conor Gearty:
What you had was the UN saying' Get out there and do counter-terrorism and we'll let you decide what terror is.' And that was just a gift horse for authoritarian regimes.
Prime Minister Boiko Borisov:
Every other option is way more complicated... To decide now to build a Russian reactor when Russia is under sanctions. You can imagine what access every engineer or mechanic who comes here would have and what additional problems Bulgaria would face.
RAMANA PEMMARAJU:
First you decide to suffer, then search for reasons that justify your suffering!