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

1. transitive verb. To cut off; to separate.
2. transitive 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.
3. intransitive 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.
4. verb. reach, make, or come to a decision about something

   "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

   Synonyms: determine

5. verb. bring to an end; settle conclusively

   "The case was decided"

   "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"

   Synonyms: adjudicate, resolve, settle

6. verb. cause to decide

   "This new development finally decided me!"

7. verb. influence or determine

   "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

Synonyms

determine, adjudicate, resolve, settle

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in decide:

deiced

Common word forms

decided, decider, decides, deciding, decidement

Words from these letters

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