Definition of decide | Collins English Dictionary

decide (dɪˈsaɪd)

(may take a clause or an infinitive as object; when intr, sometimes foll by on or about) to reach a decision ⇒ decide what you want he decided to go
(tr) to cause (a person) to reach a decision ⇒ the weather decided me against going
(tr) to determine or settle (a contest or question) ⇒ he decided his future plans
(tr) to influence decisively the outcome of (a contest or question) ⇒ Borg's stamina decided the match
(intr; foll by for or against) to pronounce a formal verdict

C14: from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, literally: to cut off, from caedere to cut

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= make a decision make up your mind reach or come to a decision end, choose, determine, purpose, elect, conclude, commit yourself come to a conclusion

British English: decide If you decide to do something, you choose to do it.She decided to do a secretarial course.dɪˈsaɪd VERB She decided to do a secretarial course.
Spanish: decidir v
French: décider vi
German: entscheiden (sich) v
Chinese: 决定 v
Arabic: يُقَرِّرُ v
Portuguese: decidir v
Russian: решать v
Croatian: odlučiti v
Czech: rozhodnout v rozhodovat
Danish: beslutte v
Dutch: beslissen v
Finnish: päättää v
Greek: αποφασίζω v
Italian: decidere v
Japanese: 決定する v
Korean: 결심하다 v
Norwegian: bestemme v
Polish: zdecydować v decydować
Brazilian Portuguese: decidir v
European Spanish: decidir v
Swedish: bestämma v
Thai: ตัดสินใจ v
Turkish: karar vermek v
Vietnamese: quyết định v

Val has a baby growing inside her ---she's got to decide whether to keep it or not!
Kate Cann, SEX (2001)
Every five years, he has to decide what they may spend on the infrastructure in order to protect the customer.
Country Life (2004)
For our part Sinn Féin will hold a special conference following the election to decide.
Irish Times (2002)
He is due to decide on whether he will enter the fray next week.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
I highly recommend that you take a few minutes now to decide where you're going.
Sally Gunnell, Kathryn Leigh, BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)