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US
/ˌdɪˈsaɪd/
]
[ UK /dɪsˈaɪd/ ]
[ UK /dɪsˈaɪd/ ]
VERB
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cause to decide
This new development finally decided me! -
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 -
influence or determine
The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election -
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
How To Use decide In A Sentence
- Leaving London they went to Paris, where they passed a few days, but soon grew weary of the place; and Lord Chetwynde, feeling a kind of languor, which seemed to him like a premonition of disease, he decided to go to Germany. The Cryptogram A Novel
- At the last minute I decided to go, so I flung a few clothes together and left.
- I took myself offline for a couple of days - the ole bod has decided it has had enough and succumbed to a flu-like thing.
- The company raised €10 million in May, but decided to extend the round after it was oversubscribed by potential investors.
- Maybe your parents are right about waiting a few more years until you decide.
- And while everyone around wished the couple a happy married life, one of the guests decided to be a little cheeky.
- Croi from time immemorial had been renowned for its devout and strict observance of papistic rites and ceremonies; the Counts of Nassau had gone over to the new sect -- sufficient reasons why Philip of Croi, Duke of Arschot, should prefer a party which placed him the most decidedly in opposition to the Prince of Orange. History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Volume 02
- Such a usage is ethically unacceptable, politically manipulative and decidedly unhistorical.
- Presented with a series of tricky problems, the Scud decided to play safe and run like the clappers, and just belt the ball for all he was worth.
- Tomorrow, if I were lusting for cash and recognition and all the things people get into broadcasting for, I might decide talk radio was my easiest point of access.
