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(dɪsaɪd) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense decides, present participle deciding, past tense, past participle decided1. verbIf you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities. She decided to do a secretarial course. [VERB to-infinitive] He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will thereforestep down. [VERB that] The house needed totally rebuilding, so we decided against buying it. [VERB + against] I had a cold and couldn't decide whether to go to work or not. [VERB wh] Think about it very carefully before you decide. [VERB] [Also V + in favour of] 2. verbIf a person or group of people decides something, they choose what something should be like or how a particular problem should be solved. She was still young, he said, and that would be taken into account when decidingher sentence. [VERB noun] This is an issue that should be decided by local and metropolitan government. [VERB noun] Synonyms: resolve, answer, determine, settle More Synonyms of decide 3. verbIf an event or fact decides something, it makes it certain that a particular choice will be made or that there will be a particular result. The goal that decided the match came just before the interval. [VERB noun] The results will decide if he will win a place at a good university. [V if] Luck is certainly one deciding factor. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: settle, determine, conclude, resolve More Synonyms of decide 4. verbIf you decide that something is true, you form that opinion about it after considering the facts. He decided Franklin must be suffering from a bad cold. [VERB that] I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane. [VERB wh] 5. verbIf something decides you to do something, it is the reason that causes you to choose to do it. The banning of his play decided him to write about censorship. [VERB noun to-infinitive] I don't know what finally decided her, but she agreed. [VERB noun] [Also V n that ] Phrasal verbs: See decide on More Synonyms of decide decide in British English (dɪˈsaɪd) verb1. (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 2. (transitive) to cause (a person) to reach a decision the weather decided me against going 3. (transitive) to determine or settle (a contest or question) he decided his future plans 4. (transitive) to influence decisively the outcome of (a contest or question) the players' stamina decided the match 5. (intr; foll by for or against) to pronounce a formal verdict Word origin C14: from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, literally: to cut off, from caedere to cut decide in American English (diˈsaɪd; dɪˈsaɪd) verb transitiveWord forms: deˈcided or deˈciding1. to end (a contest, dispute, etc.) by giving one side the victory or by passing judgment 2. to make up one's mind, or reach a decision, about; determine to decide what to do 3. to cause to reach a decision verb intransitive4. to arrive at a judgment, choice, or decision SYNONYMY NOTE: decide implies the bringing to an end of vacillation, doubt, dispute, etc. by making upone's mind as to an action, course, or judgment; , determine in addition suggests that the form, character, function, scope, etc. of somethingare precisely fixed [the club decided on a lecture series and appointed a committee to determine the speakers, the dates, etc.]; settle1 stresses finality in a decision, often one arrived at by arbitration, and impliesthe termination of all doubt or controversy; to , conclude is to decide after careful investigation or reasoning; , resolve implies firmness of intention to carry through a decision [he resolved to lose 10 pounds] Derived forms decidable (deˈcidable) adjective Word origin ME deciden < L decidere, to cut off, decide < de-, off, from + caedere, to cut: see -cide Examples of 'decide' in a sentencedecide British English: decide / dɪˈsaɪd/ VERB If you decide to do something, you choose to do it. She decided to do a secretarial course. - American English: decide
- Arabic: يُقَرِّرُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: decidir
- Chinese: 决定
- Croatian: odlučiti
- Czech: rozhodnout (se)
- Danish: beslutte
- Dutch: beslissen
- European Spanish: decidir
- Finnish: päättää
- French: décider
- German: entscheiden (sich)
- Greek: αποφασίζω
- Italian: decidere
- Japanese: 決定する
- Korean: 결심하다
- Norwegian: bestemme
- Polish: zdecydować
- European Portuguese: decidir
- Romanian: a decide
- Russian: решать
- Latin American Spanish: decidir
- Swedish: bestämma
- Thai: ตัดสินใจ
- Turkish: karar vermek
- Ukrainian: вирішувати
- Vietnamese: quyết định
All related terms of 'decide'Chinese translation of 'decide' vt - (= settle) [question, argument]
解决(決) (jiějué) - (= persuade) [person]
使下决(決)心 (shǐ xià juéxīn) ⇒ I don't know what decided me to come. 我不知道什么使我下决心来这儿。 (Wǒ bù zhīdào shénme shǐ wǒ xià juéxīn lái zhèr.)
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决(決)定 (juédìng) to decide to do sth 决(決)定做某事 (juédìng zuò mǒushì) to decide on or upon sth (= choose) 决(決)定某事 (juédìng mǒushì) to decide in favour of/against (doing) sth 决(決)定(做)某事/反对(對)(做)某事 (juédìng (zuò) mǒushì/fǎnduì (zuò) mǒushì) to decide that ... 决(決)定 ... (juédìng ... ) I can't decide whether ... 我无(無)法决(決)定是否 ... (wǒ wúfǎ juédìng shìfǒu ... )
All related terms of 'decide'Definition to reach a decision I can't decide what to do. Synonyms make a decision reach or come to a decision end choose determine conclude commit yourself come to a conclusion Opposites hesitate , falter , dither mainly British) , fluctuate , vacillate , seesaw , blow hot and cold (informal) , be indecisive , hum and haw , be unable to decide , shillyshally (informal) , swither (Scottish) This is a question that should be decided by government. Synonyms determine conclude clear up ordain Definition to influence the outcome of (a contest) decisively The goal that decided the match came just before half-time. Additional synonymsDefinition to declare someone to be something specified He was adjudged to be guilty. Synonyms judge, determine, declare, decide, assign, pronounce, decree, apportion, adjudicateDefinition to give a formal decision on a dispute a commissioner to adjudicate on legal rights Synonyms decide, judge, determine, settle, mediate, adjudge, arbitrateDefinition to reply or respond (to) by word or act He paused before answering. Synonyms reply, explain, respond, resolve, acknowledge, react, return, retort, rejoin, refute |