Meaning

5 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.

    The election will be decided on foreign policies.

    It was decided to meet here at midnight.

    entscheiden, beschließen, entschließen

    реша́тьrešátʹ, реши́тьrešítʹ

    вирі́шуватиvyríšuvaty, ви́рішитиvýrišyty

  2. (intransitive)To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.

    You must decide between good and evil.

    I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work.

    entscheiden, beschließen, festsetzen

    реша́тьrešátʹ, реши́тьrešítʹ

    вирі́шуватиvyríšuvaty, ви́рішитиvýrišyty

  3. (transitive)To cause someone to come to a decision.

    Your admonition decided me against my intended course of action.

    reach, make, or come to a decision about something

  4. Of a Turing machine: to return a correct answer (for some yes-or-no problem) on every possible input.

    No Turing Machine can decide the halting problem.

  5. (obsolete)To cut off; to separate.

Examples

6039 sentences
  1. It's up to you to decide.

    Тобі вирішувати.

    ruЭто решаешь ты.

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  2. I can't decide which to choose.

    Не можу вирішити, який саме вибрати.

    ruЯ не могу решить, какую выбрать.

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  3. I decided to be a doctor.

    Я вирішив стати лікарем.

    ruЯ решил стать врачом.

    deIch beschloss, Arzt zu werden.

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  4. I must decide what to do.

    Треба вирішити, що робити.

    ruЯ должен решить, что делать.

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  5. I decided to buy a car.

    Я вирішив купити машину.

    ruЯ решила купить машину.

    deIch habe mich entschlossen, ein Auto zu kaufen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to resolve or settle:
Русский
By meaning 1
to resolve or settle:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to resolve or settle:
give judgement:

Origin

From Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, infinitive of d

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

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Forms

decides, deciding, decided, decided
Base formdecide · to decide
3rd person singulardecides
Present participledeciding
Past simpledecided
Past participledecided

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydecide
he, she, itdecides

Past simpleLesson

all personsdecided

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave decided
he, she, ithas decided

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill decide

Synonyms

55 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

14 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • decided not to
  • has decided to
  • has already decided
  • decided to go
  • already decided
  • decided to stay
  • decide what to
  • decided to do
  • has decided not
  • already decided that
  • decided to give
  • decided to become

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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