Synonyms for decides
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-sahyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsaɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for decides Other synonyms for the word decides
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- arrive at conclusion
- award
- call shots
- cast the die
- cinch
- clinch
- come to agreement
- come to conclusion
- come to decision
- commit oneself
- conjecture
- decree
- draw a conclusion
- figure
- fix upon
- form opinion
- gather
- go down line
- guess
- have final word
- judge
- make a decision
- make up mind
- mediate
- opt
- pick
- poll
- purpose
- reach decision
- set
- surmise
- take a stand
- tap
- vote
- will
Définition of decides
Origin :- late 14c., "to settle a dispute," from Old French decider, from Latin decidere "to decide, determine," literally "to cut off," from de- "off" (see de-) + caedere "to cut" (see -cide). For Latin vowel change, see acquisition. Sense is of resolving difficulties "at a stroke." Meaning "to make up one's mind" is attested from 1830. Related: Decided; deciding.
- verb make a determination; settle an issue
- The plant grows a number of years before it decides to flower.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- There is one question that cuts the knot—that decides where you stand—and where I stand.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- The storm increases—Bismarck decides to defy the Chamber and rule alone!
- Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
- It shall be so no longer; this last insult to us decides me!
- Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
- Gower then decides to withdraw, and make, as he says, "beau retraite."
- Extract from : « A Literary History of the English People » by Jean Jules Jusserand
- She has not danced for a year and a half, and decides to practice a little.
- Extract from : « A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections » by Isabel Florence Hapgood
- Congress now decides what may be said and what may not be said.
- Extract from : « The Debs Decision » by Scott Nearing
- Then he decides that he'll divide with ministers, because they'll use it best.
- Extract from : « Torchy » by Sewell Ford
- He 'phones for his tourin' car and decides to motor down into Jersey.
- Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
- "It must be an innocent hand that decides the fate of these two towns," continued Diurbanu.
- Extract from : « Manasseh » by Maurus Jokai
Antonyms for decides
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