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de·cide
(dĭ-sīd′)v. de·cid·ed, de·cid·ing, de·cides
v.tr.
1.
a. To reach a conclusion or form a judgment or opinion about (something) by reasoning or consideration: decide what to do.
b. To cause to make or reach a decision: "The presence of so many witnesses decided him at once to flee" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
2. To settle conclusively all contention or uncertainty about: decide a case; decided the dispute in favor of the workers.
3. To influence or determine the outcome of: A few votes decided the election.
v.intr.
1. To pronounce a judgment; announce a verdict.
2. To reach a decision; make up one's mind.
[Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, to cut off, decide : dē-, de- + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.]
de·cid·a·bil′i·ty n.
de·cid′a·ble adj.
de·cid′er n.
Synonyms: decide, determine, settle, rule, conclude, resolve
These verbs mean to come to a decision about. Decide has the broadest range: The judge will decide the case on its merits. We decided to postpone our vacation for a week.
Determine has a similar range but often involves somewhat narrower issues: The doctor determined the cause of the infection. The jury will determine the fate of the defendant.
Settle stresses finality of decision: "The lama waved a hand to show that the matter was finally settled in his mind" (Rudyard Kipling).
Rule implies that the decision is handed down by someone in authority: The committee ruled that changes in the curriculum should be implemented.
Conclude suggests that a decision, opinion, or judgment has been arrived at after careful consideration: She concluded that the criticism was unjust.
Resolve stresses the exercise of choice in making a firm decision: I resolved to lose weight.
These verbs mean to come to a decision about. Decide has the broadest range: The judge will decide the case on its merits. We decided to postpone our vacation for a week.
Determine has a similar range but often involves somewhat narrower issues: The doctor determined the cause of the infection. The jury will determine the fate of the defendant.
Settle stresses finality of decision: "The lama waved a hand to show that the matter was finally settled in his mind" (Rudyard Kipling).
Rule implies that the decision is handed down by someone in authority: The committee ruled that changes in the curriculum should be implemented.
Conclude suggests that a decision, opinion, or judgment has been arrived at after careful consideration: She concluded that the criticism was unjust.
Resolve stresses the exercise of choice in making a firm decision: I resolved to lose weight.
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decide
(dɪˈsaɪd)vb
1. (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. (tr) to cause (a person) to reach a decision: the weather decided me against going.
3. (tr) to determine or settle (a contest or question): he decided his future plans.
4. (tr) to influence decisively the outcome of (a contest or question): Borg's stamina decided the match.
5. (Law) (intr; foll by for or against) to pronounce a formal verdict
[C14: from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, literally: to cut off, from caedere to cut]
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de•cide
(dɪˈsaɪd)v. -cid•ed, -cid•ing. v.t.
1. to solve or conclude (a dispute) by awarding victory to one side: to decide a case in favor of the plaintiff.
2. to determine or settle (something in dispute): to decide an argument.
3. to bring (a person) to a decision; persuade or convince: What decided you to take the job?
v.i. 4. to settle something in dispute or doubt.
5. to come to a conclusion.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French decider < Latin dēcīdere literally, to cut off]
de•cid′a•ble, adj.
de•cid′er, n.
syn: decide, resolve, determine imply settling something in dispute or doubt. To decide is to make up one's mind after consideration: I decided to go to the party. To resolve is to settle conclusively with firmness of purpose: She resolved to ask for a promotion. To determine is to settle after investigation or observation: It is difficult to determine the best course of action.
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decide
Past participle: decided
Gerund: deciding
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| Verb | 1. |  decide - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"measure, measure out, mensurate - determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" will - determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended" seal - decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms" orientate, orient - determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" adjudicate, try, judge - put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" govern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" |
| 2. |  decide - 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"terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" judge - determine the result of (a competition) adjust - decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim | |
| 3. | decide - cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!" | |
| 4. | decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election" |
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decide
verb
1. make a decision, make up your mind, reach or come to a decision, end, choose, determine, purpose, elect, conclude, commit yourself, come to a conclusion I can't decide what to do.
make a decision hesitate, falter, dither (chiefly Brit.), fluctuate, vacillate, seesaw, blow hot and cold (informal), be indecisive, hum and haw, be unable to decide, shillyshally (informal), swither (Scot.)
make a decision hesitate, falter, dither (chiefly Brit.), fluctuate, vacillate, seesaw, blow hot and cold (informal), be indecisive, hum and haw, be unable to decide, shillyshally (informal), swither (Scot.)
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decide
verb1. To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law:
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Translations
قرريُقَرِّرُيُقَرِّريُقَرِّر، يَبُتُّ
rozhodnoutpřimět
afgørebesluttebestemme sig for
päättääratkaista
odlučiti
eldöntdönt
ákveîagera út um
決する決める決定する解決する
결심하다
nutarti
izlemtizšķirtizšķirtiesnolemt
convingedecide
odločiti se
bestämma
ตัดสินใจ
karar vermekbelirlemek
quyết định
decide
[dɪˈsaɪd]A. VT (gen) → decidir
to decide where to go/what to do → decidir adónde ir/qué hacer
to decide to do sth → decidir hacer algo
it was decided that → se decidió que
that decided me → eso me convenció
to decide where to go/what to do → decidir adónde ir/qué hacer
to decide to do sth → decidir hacer algo
it was decided that → se decidió que
that decided me → eso me convenció
B. VI → decidir, decidirse
to decide against sth → decidirse en contra de algo
to decide against doing sth → decidirse en contra de hacer algo, decidir no hacer algo
to decide for or in favour of sb → decidirse por algn, decidir a favor de algn
to decide in favour of sth → decidirse por algo
to decide in favour of doing sth → determinar or resolver hacer algo
the judge decided in his favour → el juez decidió or resolvió a su favor
to decide against sth → decidirse en contra de algo
to decide against doing sth → decidirse en contra de hacer algo, decidir no hacer algo
to decide for or in favour of sb → decidirse por algn, decidir a favor de algn
to decide in favour of sth → decidirse por algo
to decide in favour of doing sth → determinar or resolver hacer algo
the judge decided in his favour → el juez decidió or resolvió a su favor
decide on VI + PREP to decide on sth → decidirse por algo
to decide on doing sth → decidir hacer algo
to decide on doing sth → decidir hacer algo
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decide
[dɪˈsaɪd] vt
(= make the decision) [person] → décider
to decide to do sth → décider de faire qch
I decided to write to her → J'ai décidé de lui écrire.
I decided not to go → J'ai décidé de ne pas y aller.
to make sb decide to do sth → décider qn à faire qch
What made you decide to get married? → Qu'est-ce qui t'a décidé à te marier?
I can't decide whether to ... → je n'arrive pas à me décider à ...
I can't decide whether to go or not → Je n'arrive pas à me décider à y aller ou pas.
to decide to do sth → décider de faire qch
I decided to write to her → J'ai décidé de lui écrire.
I decided not to go → J'ai décidé de ne pas y aller.
to make sb decide to do sth → décider qn à faire qch
What made you decide to get married? → Qu'est-ce qui t'a décidé à te marier?
I can't decide whether to ... → je n'arrive pas à me décider à ...
I can't decide whether to go or not → Je n'arrive pas à me décider à y aller ou pas.
(= come to the conclusion) to decide that ... → en conclure que ...
[+ question, argument] → trancher, régler
I couldn't decide whether he was insane or stupid
BUT Je me demandais s'il était fou ou stupide.
I couldn't decide whether he was insane or stupid
BUT Je me demandais s'il était fou ou stupide.
vi (= reach a decision) → se décider
I can't decide → Je n'arrive pas à me décider.
Haven't you decided yet? → Tu ne t'es pas encore décidé?
to decide against doing sth → décider de ne pas faire qch
to decide in favour of doing sth → décider de faire qch
They haven't decided on a name yet → Ils ne se sont pas encore mis d'accord sur un nom.
to decide on doing sth → décider de faire qch
I can't decide → Je n'arrive pas à me décider.
Haven't you decided yet? → Tu ne t'es pas encore décidé?
to decide against doing sth → décider de ne pas faire qch
to decide in favour of doing sth → décider de faire qch
decide on
vt [one person] → se décider pour; [more than one person] → se mettre d'accord surThey haven't decided on a name yet → Ils ne se sont pas encore mis d'accord sur un nom.
to decide on doing sth → décider de faire qch
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decide
vt
(= come to a decision) → (sich) entscheiden; (= take it into one’s head) → beschließen, sich entschließen; what did you decide? (yes or no) → wie habt ihr euch entschieden?; (what measures) → was habt ihr beschlossen?; did you decide anything? → habt ihr irgendwelche Entscheidungen getroffen?; you must decide what to do → du musst (dich) entscheiden, was du tun willst; you can’t suddenly decide you’re going to leave home → du kannst nicht plötzlich beschließen, dass du einfach von zu Hause weggehst; I have decided we are making a big mistake → ich bin zu der Ansicht gekommen, dass wir einen großen Fehler machen; I’ll decide what we do! → ich bestimme, was wir tun!; she always wants to decide everything → sie will immer alles bestimmen; the car seems to have decided it’s not going to start → das Auto scheint beschlossen zu haben, nicht anzuspringen; the weather hasn’t decided what it’s going to do yet → das Wetter hat (sich) noch nicht entschlossen, was es will
(= settle) question, war etc → entscheiden; to decide somebody’s fate → jds Schicksal bestimmen, (über) jds Schicksal entscheiden
to decide somebody to do something → jdn veranlassen, etw zu tun; that eventually decided me → das hat schließlich für mich den Ausschlag gegeben
vi → (sich) entscheiden; I don’t know, YOU decide → ich weiß nicht, entscheiden or bestimmen SIE!; I don’t know, I can’t decide → ich kann mich nicht entscheiden; to decide for/ against something → (sich) für/gegen etw entscheiden; to decide for or in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of/against somebody (Jur) → zu jds Gunsten/Ungunsten or für/gegen jdn entscheiden
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decide
[dɪˈsaɪd]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
decide
(diˈsaid) verb1. to (cause to) make up one's mind. I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?
2. to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain. The last goal decided the match.
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decide
→ يُقَرِّرُ rozhodnout (se) beslutte entscheiden (sich) αποφασίζω decidir päättää décider odlučiti decidere 決定する 결심하다 beslissen bestemme zdecydować decidir решать bestämma ตัดสินใจ karar vermek quyết định 决定Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
decide
vt. decidir, determinar.
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