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How to pronounce decide in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms adjudicate, resolve, settle
Type of end, terminate
Has types adjust, judge
Derivation deciding, decisive


The case was decided.
The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff.
Type Words
Synonyms determine, make up one's mind
Has types measure, measure out, mensurate, try, order, orient, orientate, pick out, purpose, regularise, regularize, regulate, adjudicate, resolve, rule, seal, select, will, take, choose, govern, judge, decree
Derivation deciding, decision, decisive


We finally decided after lengthy deliberations.
Type Words
Type of make, stimulate, induce, cause, get, have


This new development finally decided me!.
Type Words
Type of regulate, determine, influence, mold, shape
Derivation decisive


The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election.

Examples of decide

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Judge Hallock is trying to decide if the injured dog should be returned to Rinn.
From the dailyherald.com
Weighing all the data will help you decide whether the Humidex is right for you.
From the dailyherald.com
He said he will decide whether he will seek the White House in the coming weeks.
From the stltoday.com
I had to decide quickly because there was a caravan of coffee addicts behind me.
From the stltoday.com
Why did you decide to run for district court judge at this point in your career?
From the thenewstribune.com
After that time, a sentencing review board will decide if he should be released.
From the thenewstribune.com
City commissioners will decide if they want any rides on the pier in the future.
From the news-journalonline.com
He says he will decide whether he will seek the White House in the coming weeks.
From the washingtontimes.com
She has until five days before the general election to decide on a write-in run.
From the washingtontimes.com
More examples
  • Reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
  • 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"
  • Cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"
  • Influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"
  • (decided) distinct: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
  • (deciding) decision making: the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
  • Deciding(a): having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
  • Decide! (Decidere!) was an Italian libertarian political association led by Daniele Capezzone.
  • In logic, the term decidable refers to the existence of an effective method for determining membership in a set of formulas. Logical systems such as propositional logic are decidable if membership in their set of logically valid formulas (or theorems) can be effectively determined. ...