decide

Meaning

1. to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
2. to make a judgment, especially after deliberation
3. to cause someone to come to a decision
4. (obsolete) to cut off; to separate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈsaɪd/

Etymology

From Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, infinitive of dēcīdō (“cut off, decide”), from dē (“down from”) + caedō (“cut”).