decide
Verb
Verb Forms: decided, deciding, decides
- To make a choice or judgment after consideration.
- reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
- "The case was decided"
- "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"
- cause to decide
- "This new development finally decided me!"
- influence or determine
- "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"
- To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
- To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
- To cause someone to come to a decision.
- Of a Turing machine: to return a correct answer (for some yes-or-no problem) on every possible input.
- To cut off; to separate.
Examples
- He had to DECIDE between two high-scoring plays in his Words With Friends game.
- Her last-minute goal decided the game.
- I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work.
- It was decided to meet here at midnight.
- No Turing Machine can decide the halting problem.
- The election will be decided on foreign policies.
- You must decide between good and evil.
- Your admonition decided me against my intended course of action.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, infinitive of dēcīdō (“cut off, decide”), from dē (“down from”) + caedō (“cut”).
Scrabble Score: 10
decide: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddecide: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
decide: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
decide: valid Words With Friends Word