decide
31DECIDE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index decide noun crisis, decision, judge (2) adjective decisive (2), definitive, fateful, set1 verb decide, judge …
32decide — [14] Etymologically, decide denotes a resolving of alternatives or difficulties by cutting through them as if with a knife or a sword – dealing with them ‘at a stroke’. The word comes, perhaps via French décider, from Latin dēcidere, a compound… …
33decide on — PHRASAL VERB If you decide on something or decide upon something, you choose it from two or more possibilities. [V P n] After leaving university, Therese decided on a career in publishing. Syn: choose …
34decide — verb 1) she decided to become a writer Syn: resolve, determine, make up one s mind, make a decision; elect, choose, opt, plan, aim, have the intention, have in mind 2) research to decide a variety of questions Syn …
35decide — verb 1) she decided to become a writer Syn: resolve, determine, make up one s mind, choose, opt, plan, aim, intend, have in mind, set one s sights on 2) research to decide a variety of questions Syn …
36decide — [c]/dəˈsaɪd / (say duh suyd) verb (decided, deciding) –verb (t) 1. to determine or settle (a question, controversy, struggle, etc.) by giving victory to one side. 2. to adjust or settle (anything in dispute or doubt). 3. to bring (a person) to a… …
37decide — /dɪ saɪd/ verb to make up your mind to do something ● to decide on a course of action ● to decide to appoint a new managing director …
38decide — [14] Etymologically, decide denotes a resolving of alternatives or difficulties by cutting through them as if with a knife or a sword – dealing with them ‘at a stroke’. The word comes, perhaps via French décider, from Latin dēcidere, a compound… …
39decide on — de ˈcide on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they decide on he/she/it decides on present participle deciding on past tense decided on …
40decide on — phr verb Decide on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑date, ↑move, ↑name, ↑priority, ↑strategy, ↑tactic, ↑winner …