Dictionary Definition
decide
Verb
1 reach, make, or come to a decision about
something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn:
make
up one's mind, determine]
2 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" [syn: settle, resolve, adjudicate]
3 cause to decide; "This new development finally
decided me!"
4 influence or determine; "The vote in New
Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential
election"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
/dɪˈsaɪd/Verb
- To resolve (a
contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
- The election will be decided on foreign policies.
- We must decide our next move.
- Her last-minute goal decided the game.
- We must decide our next move.
- The election will be decided on foreign policies.
- To make a judgment,
especially after deliberation.
- You must decide between good and evil.
- I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work.
- You must decide between good and evil.
- To cause someone to come to a decision.
- 1920, Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Three Gables" (Norton
edition, 2005, p. 1537),
- It decides me to look into the matter, for if it is worth anyone's while to take so much trouble, there must be something in it.
- 1920, Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Three Gables" (Norton
edition, 2005, p. 1537),
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
Translations
resolve or settle
resolve a dispute, give judgement
bring someone to a decision
- Danish: få en person til at beslutte sig
- French: décider
- Romanian: convinge
come to a resolution or judgement
Italian
Verb form
decideSynonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
adjudge, adjudicate, advance, arbitrate, ascertain, assure, bring, call the shots, carry, certify, choose, choose to, cinch, clear up, clinch, command, conclude, conduce to, conjecture, contribute to,
control, decide upon,
decree, desire, determine, direct, dismiss all doubt,
dispose, elect, engage, enlist, ensure, establish, figure, find, find out, fix, forward, gather, get at, get to do,
govern, guess, guide, incline, induce, influence, insure, interest in, judge, lead, lead to, lure, make a decision, make
certain, make no doubt, make no mistake, make sure, make sure of,
nail down, opt for, order,
pick out, procure,
prompt, purpose, reassure, redound to, referee, regulate, remove all doubt,
resolve, rule, seal, see fit, see that, see to it,
select, set, set at rest, settle, sort out, subserve, surmise, sway, take a resolution, tempt, think fit, think good,
think proper, turn the scale, umpire, wear the pants, will, wish