decide
/dɪˈsaɪd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.78 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The election will be decided on foreign policies."
- "It was decided to meet here at midnight."
- "Her last-minute goal decided the game."
- "The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; / Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then."
- "I did not see the program, but Mrs. Nixon told me that you were great on the Donahue Show. As you can imagine, she is an expert on politics and she predicts that whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner!"
- "You must decide between good and evil."
Etymology
From Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, infinitive of dēcīdō (“cut off, decide”), from dē (“down from”) + caedō (“cut”).
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Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
decides (present, singular)
deciding (participle, present)
decided (participle, past)
decided (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
decided (first person, past)
decidest (archaic, present)
decided (past, second person)
decidedst (archaic, past)
decideth (archaic, present)
decided (past, singular)