decide
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,713 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,133 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- reach, make, or come to a decision about something also: make up one's mind, determine We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
- bring to an end; settle conclusively also: settle, resolve, adjudicate The case was decidedThe judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- cause to decide This new development finally decided me!
- influence or determine The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election
decide in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Of course not, because each separate case should decide itself.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Precisely who may be the victim of this insatiable desire, fate alone can decide.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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Therefore he answered cautiously, ‘Do not be angry, dear maiden, if I do not decide immediately on this important matter.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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I had to decide whether we took a hero or an author, which I soon learnt to do with capricious resolution.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1