decide

English Online Dictionary. What means decide‎? What does decide mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, infinitive of dēcīdō (“cut off, decide”), from dē (“down from”) + caedō (“cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈsaɪd/
• Rhymes: -aɪd

Verb

decide (third-person singular simple present decides, present participle deciding, simple past and past participle decided)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
2. (intransitive) to make a judgment, especially after deliberation
3. (transitive) to cause someone to come to a decision
4. (obsolete) to cut off; to separate

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Synonyms

• make up one's mind
• choose
• determine
• pick

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• de-iced, deiced

Asturian

Verb

decide

1. third-person singular present indicative of decidir

Esperanto

Etymology

From decidi +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈt͡side/
• Rhymes: -ide

Adverb

decide

1. decisively
2. decidedly

Galician

Verb

decide

1. inflection of decidir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Interlingua

Verb

decide

1. present of decider
2. imperative of decider

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈt͡ʃi.de/
• Rhymes: -ide
• Hyphenation: de‧cì‧de

Verb

decide

1. third-person singular present indicative of decidere

Anagrams

• decedi

Latin

Verb

dēcīde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēcīdō

Middle English

Verb

decide

1. Alternative form of deciden

Portuguese

Verb

decide

1. inflection of decidir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French décider, from Latin dēcidō.

Pronunciation

Verb

a decide (third-person singular present decide, past participle decis) 3rd conjugation

1. to decide

   Synonym: hotărî

Conjugation

Related terms

• decizie

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /deˈθide/ [d̪eˈθi.ð̞e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deˈside/ [d̪eˈsi.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -ide
• Syllabification: de‧ci‧de

Verb

decide

1. inflection of decidir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative