Dictionary Entry
decide
decide is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cut off; to separate. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To cut off; to separate.
- 2transitive verb
To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle.
- 3intransitive verb
To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the defendant.
- 4verb
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
"We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
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- 5verb
bring to an end; settle conclusively
"The case was decided"
"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"
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- 6verb
cause to decide
"This new development finally decided me!"
- 7verb
influence or determine
"The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"
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