decided
verb
Form of decide , past tense of decide.
Simple meaning
To resolve; to choose, determine.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪˈsaɪdɪd
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of decideambitransitive
To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
past tense of decide
Reach, make, or come to a decision about something
“We finally decided after lengthy deliberations.”
past tense of decide
To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
past tense of decide
Cause to decide
“This new development finally decided me!”
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
Used this way, decided is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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How It’s Used
The word’s distinct uses, one example each.
Reachverb
“We finally decided after lengthy deliberations.”
Causeverb
“This new development finally decided me!”
More ways to use decided
- “I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work.”verb
- “There was a decided ugliness to the patch of waste ground.”adjective
- “Her last-minute goal decided the game.”verb
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