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Definitions for decide
dɪˈsaɪdde·cide

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. To DECIDEverb

    Etymology: decido, Latin.

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

    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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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 Dictionary

  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. decidērede, away, cædĕre, to cut.]

Editors Contribution

  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

  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. Christen Kuikoua:

    In the name of money and power, nations collide, Killing each other, as if life's a commodity to decide.

  2. Liu Junhai:

    The stock exchange's enquiries are to protect the right of shareholders to information, acting in concert itself does not infringe the law but you need to inform the public and let shareholders decide whether the actions are good or bad and which side they want to take.

  3. Jonathan Kott:

    They are talking with their constituents, many of whom support President Trump, trying to hear from every witness and review all the documents before they decide how they will vote.

  4. Marco RubioRubio:

    The way to end this shutdown is for both sides to make mutual concessions in order to reach an agreement. The President has made a very reasonable offer to extend DACA and TPS protections in exchange for the border security measures The President supports. I hope that instead of choosing the road of endless obstruction, Democrats will decide to work with him to reach an agreement and end the shutdown.

  5. Jena Griswold:

    Unelected and unaccountable presidential electors should not be allowed to decide the presidential election without regard to voters' choices and state law.

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