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present tense third-person singular of decide
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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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- blueprints,
- calculates,
- charts,
- concerts,
- designs,
- drafts,
- frames,
- hammers out,
- intrigues,
- lays out,
- maneuvers,
- maps (out),
- plans,
- programs
- (also programmes),
- schematizes,
- schemes,
- shapes,
- squares away,
- works out
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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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