What does “decide” mean?
- 1
verbto choose something after thinking about it
We decided to stay home tonight.
- 2
verbto be the reason for a particular result
One goal decided the match.
Decide at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /dɪˈsaɪd/ · dih-SYD
How to use “decide” correctly
Use “to” + verb after “decide”: “decide to leave”, not “decide leaving”.
Common phrases with “decide”
- decide to do sth
- decide on
- decide whether
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- choose
- make up your mind
Word family
- decision
- decisive
- undecided
“decide” is on these word lists
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