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verb (decid, ing)
- (transitive) To resolve (a contest, problem etc.); to determine or settle.
- The election will be decided on foreign policies.
- (intransitive) To resolve a dispute, to give judgement
- You must between good and evil.
- (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)
- (transitive & intransitive) To come to a resolution or judgement
- I have decided to walk to work today.
- We must on our next move.
Translations: - French: décider
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- Spanish: decidir
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Etymology: From French décider or Latin decidere "cut off, decide", from de- + caedere "cut".
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