decide

🇺🇸 /dɪˈsaɪd/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈsaɪd/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-A2
verb
A1

to choose after thinking

I need to decide what to eat for dinner.

R

to make an official judgment

The judge will decide the case tomorrow.

R

to affect the result

Your vote will decide the winner.

R

to be the reason for a choice

The low price decided me to buy it.

translation

v. to choose after thinking; to make an official judgment; to affect the result; to be the reason for a choice

Word Forms

3rd Present decides
Past decided
Perfect decided
Progressive deciding