Definitions for decide
dɪˈsaɪdde·cide

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. decide, make up one's mind, determine(verb)

   reach, make, or come to a decision about something

   "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

2. 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"

3. decide(verb)

   cause to decide

   "This new development finally decided me!"

4. decide(verb)

   influence or determine

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

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. decide(Verb)

   To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.

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

3. decide(Verb)

   To cause someone to come to a decision.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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.]

3. 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.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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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, deiced

2. De-iced

3. Deiced

How to pronounce decide?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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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. David Schoen:

   The implications are huge. It's a slap in the face to every honest police officer, if ... the grand jury hears all the evidence and indicts him, the case should go to trial. Let the trial jury decide if he's entitled to claim (a police officer's self defense).

2. Lam Wing-kee:

   I could have changed trains and gone directly to Lowu to give them the hard disk, once I crossed the border I'd have no chance. But I could still decide whether to go public.

3. Darrell Issa:

   I didn't support Sen. Rubio based on one bill, one law, and I didn't decide him over Cruz based on one, as a member of both the Senate Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committees, Marco Rubio is uniquely qualified to serve as our president.

4. Barack Obama:

   I don't even think I have to react to that one. I think the American people should hear that and make their own judgments based on the fact that every couple of months we have a mass shooting and ... they can decide whether they consider that stuff happening.

5. John Carey:

   There's a little nervousness about earnings reports that we'll be seeing over the next couple or three weeks, 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.

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