decide: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of decide
verb
- ambitransitive
To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
Example: The election will be decided on foreign policies.
- intransitive
To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
Example: You must decide between good and evil.
- transitive
To cause someone to come to a decision.
Example: Your admonition decided me against my intended course of action.
Of a Turing machine: to return a correct answer (for some yes-or-no problem) on every possible input.
Example: No Turing Machine can decide the halting problem.
Listed forms: decides, deciding, decided, glossary, decidest.
Source: Wiktionary — decide.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for decide.
verb
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- make up one's mind
- determine
verb
bring to an end; settle conclusively
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is decide in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of decide
D(2) + E(1) + C(3) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of decide
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from decide
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