decide

A2 Topic:Mind & Cognition

US /dɪˈsaɪd/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #1140

Meanings

1

verb
To make a choice about what to do after thinking about it.

We finally decided to move to a smaller town.
2

verb
To settle or determine the result of something.

The election will be decided by foreign policy.
3

verb
To cause someone to make up their mind.

Your warning decided me against my planned course of action.

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1 verb · to make a choice about what... make up one's mind

2 verb · to settle or determine the... determine settle

More find judgeposken

Word family

Forms decideddecidesdeciding

Derived forms decidabilitydecidabledecidementdecidophobiamisdecidepredecideredecideundecide

Related forms deciderdecision decisive

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Etymology

From Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, infinitive of dēcīdō (“cut off, decide”), from dē (“down from”) + caedō (“cut”).

*kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European deciden Middle English decider Old French dēcīdere Latin

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# decide

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** dɪˈsaɪd
**Frequency rank:** 1140

## Meanings
1. To make a choice about what to do after thinking about it.
2. To settle or determine the result of something.
3. To cause someone to make up their mind.

## Examples
- We finally decided to move to a smaller town.
- The election will be decided by foreign policy.
- Your warning decided me against my planned course of action.

## Synonyms
- determine
- find
- judge
- posken

## Derived Forms
- decidability
- decidable
- decidement
- decidophobia
- misdecide
- predecide
- redecide
- undecide

## Related Forms
- decider
- decision
- decisive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kh₂eyd-
- Root: deciden
- Root: decider
- Root: dēcīdere

## Etymology
From Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, infinitive of dēcīdō (“cut off, decide”), from dē (“down from”) + caedō (“cut”).

## AI Etymology
decide comes from Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, infinitive of dēcīdō (“cut off, decide”), from dē (“down from”) + caedō (“cut”). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-, Middle English deciden, Old French decider, Latin dēcīdere. Current senses include to make a choice about what to do after thinking about it and to settle or determine the result of something. English relatives and later formations include decidability, decidable, decidement, decider, decision.

## Topics
- Mind & Cognition

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