Meaning of decide In English

• 0 to choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities:

  • They have to decide by next Friday.

  • It doesn't matter to me which one we have - you decide.

  • [ + to infinitive ] In the end, we decided to go to the theatre.

  • [ + (that) ] She decided (that) she would travel to India.

  • [ + question word ] I can't decide what to do.

  • He can't decide whether to buy it.

  • The committee decided in favour of (= made a formal judgment to choose) the cheapest option.

  • The weather decided the outcome of the tennis match.

  • Tim's mistake decided the game (= caused him to lose).

• 1 to choose between one possibility or another:

  • [ T ] I decided I would try it.

  • [ + to infinitive ] In the end, we decided to go to the theater.

  • [ + question word ] We’re trying to decide how to proceed.

  • [ + (that) clause ] He decided (that) it was his business.

  • [ T ] A mistake by our team decided the game against us.

  • The deciding factor in choosing this school was that it was far from home.