decide
gb/dɪsˈaɪd/ us/dɪsˈaɪd/
A2
Engleză
~ 500
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Verb
A2
action
1
Make a choice after thinking
To choose something after thinking about it.
Tipar de utilizare:
to decide [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'decide' with 'make a decision'. 'Decide' is the verb form, while 'decision' is the noun.
Sinonime
choose (More general; can be without much thought.)
|
determine (Slightly more formal; implies a definite conclusion.)
Antonime
hesitate (Means to pause or be uncertain instead of making a choice.)
|
waver (Means to go back and forth without deciding.)
Colocații
decide whether
|decide to go
|decide on a plan
|decide against
|decide for yourself
Teme
daily life
|decision-making
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- After hours of discussion, they finally decided on the restaurant.
- I can't decide whether to take the job offer or not.
- We decided to stay home because of the rain.
- She decided against buying the expensive dress.
- He decided for himself without asking anyone.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I decided to eat pizza for lunch.
- She decided on the blue shirt.
- They decided to go to the park.
- We decided against going to the party.
- He decided for himself.
Verb
B1
action
2
Settle by judgment or authority
To end a problem or argument by giving an official answer.
Tipar de utilizare:
to decide [a case/dispute]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this with 'decide to do something'. Here, 'decide' often takes an object like 'case' or 'dispute'.
Sinonime
rule (Common in legal contexts; implies formal judgment.)
|
adjudge (Formal legal term for making an official decision.)
Antonime
defer (To postpone making a decision.)
Colocații
decide a case
|decide the outcome
|decide in favor of
|decide against someone
Teme
law
|business
|decision-making
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The court will decide the case next week.
- The referee decided in favor of the home team.
- A panel of experts will decide which proposal is best.
- The board decided against the merger.
- Only the judge can decide on this matter.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The court will decide the case tomorrow.
- The teacher decided who won the game.
- The judge decided in favor of her.
- The manager will decide on the project soon.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
decide
IPA
GB/dɪsˈaɪd/
US/dɪsˈaɪd/
Silabe și accent
de - cide (2 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cide)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: decide
- 3rd Person Singular: decides
- Present Participle: deciding
- Past: decided
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
decide against
1/dɪsˈaɪd əɡˈɛnst/
phrasal verb
Choose not to do something
To choose not to do something after thinking about it.
Exemple
- We decided against going to the beach because it looked like rain.
- He decided against buying the new phone.
decide on
1/dɪsˈaɪd ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Choose from options
To choose something from many possible things.
Exemple
- They haven't decided on a name for the baby yet.
- She decided on the red dress for the party.
make up your mind
1/mˈeɪk ˈʌp jˈʊɹ mˈaɪnd/
idiom
Decide after thinking
To choose what to do after thinking about it.
Exemple
- You need to make up your mind about which car to buy.
- It’s time to make up your mind about which job to take.
- She finally made up her mind to move abroad.
- I can’t make up my mind between tea and coffee.