Overview of verb decide

The verb decide has 4 senses

• decide, make up one's mind, determine -- (reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations")


• decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate -- (bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance")


• decide -- (cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!")


• decide -- (influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election")

Overview of adj decided

The adj decided has 1 sense

• distinct, decided -- (recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage")