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

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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 결정하다, 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