decide

Pronunciation: /dɪˈsaɪd/

The English word “decide” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
To cause someone to come to a decision.
Of a Turing machine: to return a correct answer (for some yes-or-no problem) on every possible input.
To cut off; to separate.

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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