How to Spell decide

decide

decide - verb

  • To make a final choice or judgment about
  • To select as a course of action
  • To infer on the basis of evidence : conclude
  • To fix the course or outcome of (something)
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"decide what to do"

decide - thesaurus

Synonyms: choose, conclude, determine, figure, name, opt, resolve, settle (on or upon)

Etymology

Middle English deciden, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French decider, borrowed from Latin dēcīdere "to cut off, cut out, mark by cutting, settle, choose as a course of action," from dē- de- + caedere "to strike, beat, kill, fell (trees, etc.), cut off or through"