decide

Meanings

• Verb

  Make a choice or come to a decision about something.

  - "After considering all options, the committee decided to approve the proposal."
  - "I'll decide later which present to buy for my sister's birthday."
  - "The judge will decide the outcome of the case."

• Verb

  Reach a definite or final resolution.

  - "The company's board of directors decided to merge with a competitor."
  - "Let's decide on a time and place for the meeting."
  - "We need to decide on a budget for the project."

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Pronunciation

1. /dɪˈsaɪd/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1780018"

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Synonyms

choose , determine , make up one's mind , pick

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with decide
ide , tide , side , ride , tide , guide , abide

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Variants

List of all variants of decide that leads to same result
decidabilities , decidability , decidable , decide , decided , decider , deciders , decides , deciding , decide against , decide between , decide for oneself , decide in favor for , decide in favor of , decide in favor of/for , decide on , decide on/upon , decide upon , decided on/upon , decides on/upon , deciding on/upon

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Etymology

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Old French desiderer, from dis- 'apart' + desir 'desire'.

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Trivia

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1. Decide is the 18th most common English word.

2. The longest recorded word containing the letter 'd' is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis', which means a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles. To decide whether someone has this condition, a doctor must examine a lung tissue sample under a microscope. It takes 45 letters to spell out this word.

3. In the English language, the word 'decide' is the only English word with exactly four 'd's in a row.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dilemma: A situation in which a difficult decision must be made, typically one in which the alternatives are unfavorable.

2. Consensus: A general agreement, especially for a particular policy or course of action.

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Culture

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Decide has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the context of making important decisions. One famous example is Shakespeare's Hamlet, where the character Hamlet is indecisive and spends much of the play trying to decide whether to avenge his father's death.

How to Memorize "decide"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people gathered around a table, each presenting their opinions and arguments, and eventually coming to a consensus and making a decision.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'decide' with the idea of making a choice or coming to a resolution.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Decide: Discover, Evaluate, Consider, Identify, Decide' to remember the steps involved in making a decision.

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