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Definitions for Deciding
[1] that settles a question or dispute or leads to a final decision; determining; decisive: the deciding vote; The weather will be the deciding factor as to whether we have the picnic or not.
[2] to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side: The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff.
[3] to determine or settle (something in dispute or doubt): to decide an argument.
[4] to bring (a person) to a decision; persuade or convince: The new evidence decided him.
[5] to settle something in dispute or doubt: The judge decided in favor of the plaintiff.
[6] to make a judgment or determine a preference; come to a conclusion.
[7] (may take a clause or an infinitive as object; when intr, sometimes foll by on or about) to reach a decision decide what you want ; he decided to go
[8] (tr) to cause (a person) to reach a decision the weather decided me against going
[9] (tr) to determine or settle (a contest or question) he decided his future plans
[10] (tr) to influence decisively the outcome of (a contest or question) Borg's stamina decided the match
[11] (intr; foll by for or against) to pronounce a formal verdict
Words related to Deciding
decisive, conclusive, prime, chief, necessary, key, principal, critical, crucial, important, influential, significant
Words nearby Deciding
decibel, decidable, decide, decided, decider, deciding, decidua, decidua basalis, decidua capsularis, decidua menstrualis, decidua parietalis
Origin of Deciding
e1350–1400; Middle English deciden < Middle French decider < Latin dēcīdere literally, to cut off, equivalent to dē- de- + -cīdere (combining form of caedere to cut)
Other words from Deciding
de·cid·ing·ly , adverb
de·cid·er , noun
pre·de·cide , verb (used with object), pre·de·cid·ed, pre·de·cid·ing.
re·de·cide , verb, re·de·cid·ed, re·de·cid·ing.
Word origin for Deciding
eC14: from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, literally: to cut off, from caedere to cut
Synonyms for Deciding
conclusive, decisive, chief, key, necessary, prime, principal, critical, crucial, important, influential, significant