decide, make up one's mind, determine
(verb) reach, make, or come to a decision about something; “We finally decided after lengthy deliberations”
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”
decide
(verb) cause to decide; “This new development finally decided me!”
decide
(verb) influence or determine; “The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
decide (third-person singular simple present decides, present participle deciding, simple past and past participle decided)
(ambitransitive) to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
(intransitive) to make a judgment, especially after deliberation
(transitive) to cause someone to come to a decision
(obsolete) to cut off; to separate
• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See English catenative verbs
• make up one's mind
• choose
• determine
• pick
• de-iced, deiced
Source: Wiktionary
De*cide", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decided; p. pr. & vb. n. Deciding.] Etym: [L. decidere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. décider. Cf. Decision.]
1. To cut off; to separate. [Obs.] Our seat denies us traffic here; The sea, too near, decides us from the rest. Fuller.
2. 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. So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. 1 Kings xx. 40. The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then. Shak.
De*cide", v. i.
Definition: To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the defendant. Who shall decide, when doctors disagree Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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