decide

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dɪˈsaɪd/

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Verb

Plain form decide

Third-person singular decides

Past tense decided

Past participle decided

Present participle deciding

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you decide something, there were different things you could do, but you choose one.

   The government has decided to cut spending.

   I need to work on English, so I decided not to play soccer this year.

   Have you decided on a name for the new dog?

   We've decided against going out tonight because of the rain.

   I haven't decided what to do yet.

Related words

• decided
• decidedly
• undecided
• decisive
• decision

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