decide
IPA: dɪsˈaɪd
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
- (intransitive) to make a judgment, especially after deliberation
- (transitive) to cause someone to come to a decision
- (obsolete) to cut off; to separate
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Examples of "decide" in Sentences
- So he has to decide is Khan going to be a lead or supportive.
- The word decide comes from the Latin verb decidere, which means “to cut off.”
- Let's jsut go over the arguments one more time one by one and you just do what you decide is right.
- The shock wears off quickly when Alec and Kevin decide that Jennica will like two Dom masters much better than one.
- What a woman and her doctor decide is best is no concern of others, regardless who pays for what, it is irrelevant.
- But, should Palin decide to launch a presidential campaign, would she be a formidable opponent against President Obama?
- Politico reports that top Republicans and Democrats are quietly lining up to run for the office — should Palin decide not to.
- What posterity will have to decide is whether any of it means anything -- or if its greatness might reside in its daring refusal to mean.
- I think that pretty much sums up the campaign slogan for anyone else -- Republican or Democrat -- should Sarah Palin decide to run for president.
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