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de·cide  (d-sd)

v. de·cid·ed, de·cid·ing, de·cides

v.tr.

1.

a. To settle conclusively all contention or uncertainty about: decide a case; decided the dispute in favor of the workers.

b. To make up one's mind about: decide what to do.

2. To influence or determine the outcome of: A few votes decided the election.

3. To cause to make or reach a decision.

v.intr.

1. To pronounce a judgment; announce a verdict.

2. To make up one's mind.

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[Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dcdere, to cut off, decide : d-, de- + caedere, to cut; see ka-id- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·cid·a·bili·ty n.

de·cida·ble adj.

de·cider n.

Synonyms: decide, determine, settle, rule, conclude, resolve
These verbs mean to come to a decision. Decide is the least specific: "If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each" (John Marshall).
Determine often involves somewhat narrower issues: A jury will determine the verdict.
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

[from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, literally: to cut off, from caedere to cut]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	decide - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" make up one's mind, determine 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" purpose, resolve - reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again" decree, rule - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" 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" resolve, settle, adjudicate 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!" cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
	4.	decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election" shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

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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.)

2. resolve, answer, determine, settle, conclude, decree, clear up, ordain, adjudicate, adjudge, arbitrate This is a question that should be decided by government.

3. settle, determine, conclude, resolve The goal that decided the match came just before half-time.

Translations

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

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

decide on VI + PREP to decide on sth → decidirse por 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.

(= 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.

(legally) [+ sentence] → décider de; [+ case] → trancher
Her age would be considered when deciding her sentence → Son âge serait pris en considération pour décider de sa peine.

[+ person] → décider
to decide sb to do sth (= lead) → décider qn à faire qch

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

decide on

vt [one person] → se décider pour; [more than one person] → se mettre d'accord sur
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

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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]

1. vt (question, argument) → decidere, risolvere; (person) → far prendere una decisione a
to decide to do sth → decidere di fare qc, decidersi a fare qc
to decide that → decidere che

2. vi → decidere, decidersi
to decide for or in favour of sb → decidere a favore di qn
to decide on/against sth → optare per/contro qc
to decide on doing sth → scegliere or decidere di fare qc
to decide against doing sth → decidere di non fare qc

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decide [dɪˈsaɪd]

1. vt (question, argument) → decidere, risolvere; (person) → far prendere una decisione a
to decide to do sth → decidere di fare qc, decidersi a fare qc
to decide that → decidere che

2. vi → decidere, decidersi
to decide for or in favour of sb → decidere a favore di qn
to decide on/against sth → optare per/contro qc
to decide on doing sth → scegliere or decidere di fare qc
to decide against doing sth → decidere di non fare qc

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decide

v decide [diˈsaid]

1 to (cause to) make up one's mind I have decided to retire; What decided you against going? besluit يُقَرِّر решавам rozhodnout (se); přimět bestemme sig for entscheiden αποφασίζω decidir otsusele viima, otsustama تصمیم گرفتن؛ اراده کردن päättää (se) décider (de) לְהַחֲלִיט निश्चय करना odlučiti se, riješiti se dönt memutuskan ákveða decidere, far decidere 決心する 결심하다 nuspręsti, nutarti nolemt; izšķirties (par) membuat keputusan (doen) besluiten avgjøre, beslutte, bestemme (seg) decydować się, przekonywać decidir a (se) hotărî принимать решение rozhodnúť (sa) odločiti (se) odlučiti bestämma [], besluta [] ตัดสินใจ karar vermek 決定 вирішувати(ся) فیصلہ کرنا quyết định 决定

2 to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain The last goal decided the match. beslis يُقَرِّر، يَبُتُّ решавам rozhodnout afgøre entscheiden κρίνω decidir otsustama تعیین کردن؛ مشخص کردن ratkaista décider (de) לִקבּוֹעַ निर्णायक होना odrediti eldönt memastikan gera út um decidere 決める 결정하다 nulemti izlemt; izšķirt memutuskan beslissen avgjøre rozstrzygać decidir a de­cide решать rozhodnúť odločiti odlučiti avgöra ชี้ขาด; ตัดสิน belirlemek 判定 прийняти рішення طے کرنا quyết định 判定

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decide → يُقَرِر rozhodnout 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