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1
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
- they decided to go out for pizza after the movie was over
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2
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
- the judge decided that the defendant was not liable for damages
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3
to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of
- we waited for our captors to decide our fate
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- agree (on),
- arrange,
- fix,
- set,
- settle
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4
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
- the huge sum that they were offering decided the matter: we would sell the house
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5
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
- the commanding officer decided that the soldier was indeed telling the truth
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- conclude,
- deduce,
- derive,
- extrapolate,
- gather,
- infer,
- judge,
- make out,
- reason,
- understand
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The first known use of decide was in the 14th century
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