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see|décidé
English

Etymology
From French décider or Latin decidere �cut off, decide�, from de- + caedere �cut�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/dɪ�saɪd/
audio|en-us-decide.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|decid|ing

1. transitive To resolve (a contest, problem etc.); to determine or settle.

#:The election will be decided on foreign policies.

1. intransitive To resolve a dispute, to give judgement

#: You must decide between good and evil.

1. transitive To cause someone to come to a decision

#:*1920: It decides me to look into the matter, for if it is worth anyone's while to take so much trouble, there must be something in it. � Arthur Conan Doyle, �The Adventure of the Three Gables� (Norton 2005, p. 1537)

1. (transitive & intransitive) To come to a resolution or judgement

#:I have decided to walk to work today.
#:We must decide on our next move.

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

Translations
trans-top|resolve or settle
Danish: afgøre
Finnish: päättää, ratkaista
French: décider
trans-mid
Hebrew: ���ר�ע (lehakhria)
Romanian: t|ro|decide
Spanish: decidir, resolver
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trans-top|resolve a dispute, give judgement
Danish: afgøre
Finnish: päättää, ratkaista
French: décider
trans-mid
Hebrew: ���ר�ע (lehakhria)
Romanian: t|ro|decide
Spanish: decidir
trans-bottom

trans-top|bring someone to a decision
Danish: få en person til at beslutte sig
French: décider
trans-mid
Romanian: t|ro|convinge
trans-bottom

trans-top|come to a resolution or judgement
Czech: rozhodnout
Danish: beslutte, afgøre
French: décider
trans-mid
Hebrew: ������ (lehakhlyt')
Romanian: t|ro|decide
Spanish: decidir
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ttbc|German: entscheiden
ttbc|Hungarian: dönteni, eldönteni
ttbc|Ido: decidar
ttbc|Korean: 결���, ~기� ��, ��� 먹�, ���
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ttbc|Telugu: నిర�ణయి��� (nirnayimchu)

Related terms
decider

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Italian

Verb form
decide

1. third person singular present tense of decidere

Category:Italian verb forms

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