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US
/ˌdɪˈsaɪd/
]
[ UK /dɪsˈaɪd/ ]
[ UK /dɪsˈaɪd/ ]
VERB
-
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.
- 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.
- 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 original Auroran settlers had landed in the location that was now the park and decided to keep it as a peaceful retreat in the centre of the city.
- She decided she would try to forget the episode by the lake.
- But after three years of frantic knitting, they decided to end the challenge, despite reaching halfway.
- You should need some extreme persuasion - far more than the directors say-so in the accounts - to decide that a company bleeding cash might be turning a profit.
- The prosecution has been given a week to decide whether to retry the case. Times, Sunday Times