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decide
  1. (transitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
  2. (intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
  3. (transitive) To cause someone to come to a decision.
  4. (obsolete) To cut off; to separate.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. determine, choose, resolve, opt, conclude, elect, aim, decree, establish, figure, pick, plan, purpose, reach, rule, agree, cinch, guess, name, select, settle, take, vote, adopt, award, conjecture, mediate, poll, surmise, will, come to a decision, go for, make a decision, make up your mind, reach a conclusion, reach a decision, reach decision, settle on, settle upon, arrive at conclusion, cast the die, come to agreement, come to conclusion, come to decision, commit oneself, draw a conclusion, fix on, fix upon, form opinion, go down line … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “I would decide to travel to South America instead of Europe.”
      “The total scores from a driver's top 8 of 9 rounds will decide the championship.”
      “The jury that will decide his sentence must be unanimous in order to impose the penalty.”
decision
  1. (boxing) To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout
decided
  1. simple past tense and past participle of decide
  2. Synonyms:
      3. influenced, determined, dictated, affected, guided, inspired, motivated, prompted, aroused, biased, biassed, controlled, directed, regulated, swayed, won over, channeled, channelled, formed, acted upon, argued into, brought to bear, carried weight, got at, gotten at, had an effect on, had a part in, impacted on, instigated, prevailed, pulled strings, roused, ruled, seduced, talked into something, trained, impacted, shaped, governed, molded, moulded, worked on, acted on, forecast, altered, forecasted, found, adjudged, judged … more
decides
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decide
  2. Synonyms:
      3. determines, chooses, resolves, opts, concludes, elects, aims, decrees, establishes, figures, picks, plans, purposes, reaches, rules, agrees, cinches, guesses, names, selects, settles, takes, votes, adopts, awards, conjectures, mediates, polls, surmises, comes to a decision, goes for, makes a decision, makes up your mind, reaches a conclusion, reaches a decision, reaches decision, settles on, settles upon, arrives at conclusion, casts the die, comes to agreement, comes to conclusion, comes to decision, commits oneself, draws a conclusion, fixes on, fixes upon, forms opinion, goes down line, has final word … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “But the most improbable event occurs when he decides he wants a love life and asks to be given a human appearance.”
      “Who is it that decides which novels, biographies, poetry and children's books do get published?”
      “If a U.S. publisher decides to bring the games stateside, expect to hear more.”
decideth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of decide
decidest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of decide
deciding
  1. present participle of decide
  2. Synonyms:
      3. determining, choosing, resolving, opting, concluding, electing, aiming, decreeing, establishing, figuring, picking, planning, purposing, reaching, ruling, agreeing, cinching, guessing, naming, selecting, settling, taking, voting, adopting, awarding, conjecturing, mediating, polling, surmising, coming to a decision, going for, making a decision, making up your mind, reaching a conclusion, reaching a decision, reaching decision, settling on, settling upon, arriving at conclusion, casting the die, coming to agreement, coming to conclusion, coming to decision, committing oneself, drawing a conclusion, fixing on, fixing upon, forming opinion, going down line, having final word … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Private enterprise has flourished, individuals have greater freedom in deciding where they live and work, and per capita income has quintupled.”
      “When it comes to weightlifting, deciding on the proper intensity to use is pretty straightforward.”
      “It's also a trusted arbiter of extremes, deciding who, officially, is the most wack.”
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