decide

  • 21decide — 01. They couldn t [decide] whether to have chocolate or vanilla ice cream. 02. We ve [decided] to go to an Italian restaurant for supper. 03. She has [decided] to go travelling for a year before starting university. 04. The game was finally… …

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  • 22decide — [[t]dɪsa͟ɪd[/t]] ♦ decides, deciding, decided 1) VERB If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities. [V to inf] She decided to do a secretarial course... [V that] He has …

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  • 23decide*/*/*/ — [dɪˈsaɪd] verb 1) [I/T] to make a choice about what you are going to do He decided to stay and see what would happen.[/ex] I decided that it would be best to tell George everything.[/ex] I can t decide where to go.[/ex] She needs to decide… …

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  • 24decide — verb (decided; deciding) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin decidere, literally, to cut off, from de + caedere to cut Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to make a final choice or judgment about …

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  • 25decide — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. determine, elect, choose, settle, fix; make up one s mind; arbitrate. See resolution, choice, certainty, cause. Ant., vacillate, straddle the fence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. settle, settle upon, fix… …

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  • 26decide — de•cide [[t]dɪˈsaɪd[/t]] v. cid•ed, cid•ing 1) to solve or conclude (a dispute) by awarding victory to one side: to decide a case in favor of the plaintiff[/ex] 2) to determine or settle (something in dispute): to decide an argument[/ex] 3) to… …

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  • 27DÉCIDÉ, ÉE — adj. Qui est résolu, ferme, qui a des principes dont il ne s’écarte point. C’est un homme décidé. Il a un caractère très décidé, un ton décidé. Il signifie aussi Qui n’a rien de vague, d’incertain, qui ne marque point d’hésitation. Ce jeune homme …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 28Decide — Infobox musical artist Name = DECIDE Img capt = to conform or to reassure Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Halton, England Genre = House Synth Pop Music Years active = 1993 1999 Label = COLD Communications… …

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  • 29decide — decider, n. /di suyd /, v., decided, deciding. v.t. 1. to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side: The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff. 2. to determine or settle (something in… …

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  • 30decide on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms decide on : present tense I/you/we/they decide on he/she/it decides on present participle deciding on past tense decided on past participle decided on decide on someone/something to choose someone or something …

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