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   de·cide

   /dəˈsīd/

   verb

   • 1. come to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration: "they decided to appoint someone else"
   • ▪ cause to come to a resolution: "this business about the letter decided me"
   • ▪ make a choice from a number of alternatives: "she had decided on her plan of action"
   • ▪ give a judgment concerning a matter or legal case: "the courts decided in favor of the New York claimants"
   • ▪ come to a decision about (something): "we must decide the fates of the people who headed the coup" Similar adjudicatearbitrateadjudgejudgeumpirerefereeheartryexaminemake a judgment onpass judgment onsit in judgment onpronounce judgment onpronounce ongive a verdict onmake a ruling onrule oninformal:ref
   • ▪ resolve or settle (a question or contest): "an exciting game was decided in a sudden-death overtime" Similar settleresolvebring to a conclusiondeterminework outanswerclinchconfirminformal:sort outfigure out

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘bring to a settlement’): from French décider, from Latin decidere ‘determine’, from de- ‘off’ + caedere ‘cut’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. decidable adjective

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   1. a. : to make a final choice or judgment about. decide what to do. couldn't decide whether to take the job or not. b. : to select as a course of action used with an infinitive. decided to go. c. : to infer on the basis of evidence : conclude. They decided that he was right. 2. : to fix the course or outcome of (something)

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   DECIDE definition: 1. to choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities: 2. to be…. Learn more.

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   verb. reach, make, or come to a decision about something. “We finally decided after lengthy deliberations”. synonyms: determine, make up one's mind. see more. determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.

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   Decide definition: to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side. See examples of DECIDE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDECIDE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DECIDE meaning: 1. to choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities: 2. to be…. Learn more.

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   Definition of decide verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › decideDecide - definition of decide by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. To reach a conclusion or form a judgment or opinion about (something) by reasoning or consideration: decide what to do. b. To cause to make or reach a decision: "The presence of so many witnesses decided him at once to flee" (Robert Louis Stevenson). 2.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECIDE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To decide is to make up one’s mind as to what shall be done and the way to do it: He decided to go today. To resolve is to show firmness of purpose: He resolved to ask for a promotion. To determine is to make up one’s mind and then to stick to a fixed or settled purpose: determined to maintain his position at all costs.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDECIDE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    Definitions of 'decide' 1. If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities. [...] 2. If a person or group of people decides something, they choose what something should be like or how a particular problem should be solved. [...] 3.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › decidedecide | meaning of decide in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    decide meaning, definition, what is decide: to make a choice or judgment about somet...: Learn more.