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decide

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decide \De*cide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decided ; p. pr. & vb. n. Deciding .] [L. dec[=i]dere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. d['e]cider. Cf. Decision .] To cut off; to separate. [Obs.] Our seat denies us traffic here; ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn: make up one's mind , determine ] bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
DECIDE is the acronym of a decision-making model that is used in various knowledge and management domains. D efine the problem E stablish or E numerate all the criteria (constraints) C onsider or C ollect all the alternatives I dentify the best alternative ...

Usage examples of decide.

The plan of campaign, he decided, had been a great deal too elaborate, and his part looked like a wash-out.

Muravieff has performed in achieving a level of quality education for the inmates at Hiland Mountain Correctional Facility, and because he feels she has contributed substantially to the lowest rate of recidivism for a corrections facility in the state and one of the lowest rates in the nation, because Victoria Bannister Muravieff has set a standard for community service under the most difficult of conditions, with a selfless disregard for her own situation and a commitment to the rehabilitation of people the rest of us have given up on long ago, the governor has decided to commute her sentence to time served.

The military junta in Said Ababa had dreams of increasing their own intelligence potential, but when they realized that was out of the question, they decided to see if they could make use of the Clanad.

Our psychic abilities were the principal reason we decided we had to escape from Said Ababa as soon as possible.

Cleggett and Captain Abernethy decided that the vessel, which was stepped for two masts, should be rigged as a schooner.

They blushed so sweetly, and looked so beautifully puzzled and confounded, that it might have been difficult for an abler judge than I was to decide how far they merited the diploma they received.

So we thought a toss of the dice might decide who would be the first to take her abovestairs and prove her a liar.

When Abraham decided to bring Elizabeth home to meet his sickly mother, half expecting her disapproval, but hoping that by convincing her of his happiness she would understand his desire to marry a gentile, he went to see his father.

Nevertheless, not one for extemporaneous invention, Abraham decided to plunge ahead with his original plea for her blessing.

He almost added that he loved Nick Cheshire like a son but decided Abram would never understand what that really meant.

Tired of letting Allan, Edie and Abram decide how far anything should go.

One day he found among his latest batch of captives a young Acholi boy named Haradi, no more than ten years old, and decided to keep him as a personal servant rather than ship him across the ocean.

And because disruptions would count against Acorus in deciding which world would succeed Ifryn in power and glory?

Adams interpreted such feints and maneuvers to mean the real objective was the Hudson, where Howe would join forces with Burgoyne, but then Adams decided an invasion of Philadelphia must be the plan after all.

The great distance separating America from Europe, the inevitable long delay in any communication with Congress, or worse, the complete lack of communication for months at a stretch, would plague both Franklin and Adams their whole time in Europe, and put them at a decided disadvantage in dealing with European ministers, who maintained far closer, more efficient contact.