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decide
[ dih-sahyd ]
verb (used with object)
- to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side:
The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff.
- to determine or settle (something in dispute or doubt):
to decide an argument.
- to bring (a person) to a decision; persuade or convince:
The new evidence decided him.
verb (used without object)
- to settle something in dispute or doubt:
The judge decided in favor of the plaintiff.
- to make a judgment or determine a preference; come to a conclusion.
decide
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- may take a clause or an infinitive as object; when intr, sometimes foll by on or about to reach a decision
decide what you want
he decided to go
- tr to cause (a person) to reach a decision
the weather decided me against going
- tr to determine or settle (a contest or question)
he decided his future plans
- tr to influence decisively the outcome of (a contest or question)
Borg's stamina decided the match
- intr; foll by for or against to pronounce a formal verdict
Other Word Forms
- ·İ noun
- d· verb (used with object) predecided predeciding
- d· verb redecided redeciding
Word History and Origins
Origin of decide1
Word History and Origins
Origin of decide1
Example Sentences
Like his younger brother Jano, the Argentina international himself could have had a career in that sport, but decided instead to follow his father Mario and his older brother Alan and stick with football.
County Superior Court Judge Louis Meisinger will be leading the allocation process to decide how much of the $4-billion pie each victim receives.
Then Howard, who has been married four times, to three different women, decided to explain why he also didn’t play the twice-married “Sexual Healing” singer.
Others take a gap year, external so they have more time to decide what to do next.
His family have called for the inquiry to look into why the Crown Office decided not to prosecute the officers involved.
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are other ways to say decide?
To decide is to settle something in dispute or doubt. How is it different from resolve and determine? Find out on .
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