decide

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

Verb

[-ciding, -cided]

1. to reach a decision: we must decide on suitable action, he decided to stay on

2. to cause to reach a decision

3. to settle (a question): possible profits decided the issue

4. to influence the outcome of (a contest) decisively: the goal that decided the match came just before half-time [Latin decidere to cut off]

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 << OPPOSITE hesitate

2. resolve, answer, determine, settle, conclude, decree, clear up, ordain, adjudicate, adjudge, arbitrate

3. settle, determine, conclude, resolve

Translations

decide [dɪˈsaɪd] vt [person] → decidir [+ question, argument]; resolver

vi to decide to do/that → decidir hacer/que;

to decide on sth → tomar una decisión sobre algo;

to decide against doing sth → decidir en contra de hacer algo

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decide [dɪˈsaɪd] vt [subj: person] → décider [+ question, argument]; trancher, régler

vi → se décider, décider;

to decide to do/that → décider de faire/que;

to decide on → décider, se décider pour;

to decide on doing → décider de faire;

to decide against doing → décider de ne pas faire

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decide [dɪˈsaɪd] vt → entscheiden;

(persuade) → veranlassen

vi → sich entscheiden;

to decide to do sth/that → beschließen, etw zu tun/dass;

to decide on sth → sich für etw entscheiden;

to decide on/against doing sth → sich dafür/dagegen entscheiden, etw zu tun

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decide [dɪˈsaɪd] vt [+ person] → far prendere una decisione a [+ question, argument]; risolvere, decidere

vi → decidere, decidersi;

to decide to do/that → decidere di fare/che;

to decide on → decidere per;

to decide against doing sth → decidere di non fare qc