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- [dih-sahyd]
- /dɪˈsaɪd/
- /dɪˈsaɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-sahyd]
- /dɪˈsaɪd/
Definitions of decide word
- verb decide If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities. 3
- verb decide If a person or group of people decides something, they choose what something should be like or how a particular problem should be solved. 3
- verb decide If an event or fact decides something, it makes it certain that a particular choice will be made or that there will be a particular result. 3
- verb decide If you decide that something is true, you form that opinion about it after considering the facts. 3
- verb decide If something decides you to do something, it is the reason that causes you to choose to do it. 3
- verb decide to reach a decision 3
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Origin of decide
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English deciden < Middle French decider < Latin dēcīdere literally, to cut off, equivalent to dē- de- + -cīdere (combining form of caedere to cut)
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Parts of speech for Decide
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
decide popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
decide usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for decide
verb decide
- resolve — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- choose — If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
Antonyms for decide
verb decide
- waver — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
noun decide
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
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