to decide

Определение to decide в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: make a decision
You need to make a decision whether or not to go.; To make a judgment, especially after deliberation
I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work.; To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
Her last-minute goal decided the game.; {v} to determin, finish, conclude, settle; If something decides you to do something, it is the reason that causes you to choose to do it. The banning of his play decided him to write about censorship I don't know what finally decided her, but she agreed; To cut off; to separate; bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"; cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"; influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"; influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election; If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities. She decided to do a secretarial course He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down The house needed totally rebuilding, so we decided against buying it I had a cold and couldn't decide whether to go to work or not Think about it very carefully before you decide; To come to a resolution or judgement; reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"; To cause someone to come to a decision; To come to a decision or make up your mind To determine; To resolve a dispute, to give judgement; {f} rule, resolve, conclude, make a decision; If you decide that something is true, you form that opinion about it after considering the facts. He decided Franklin must be suffering from a bad cold I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane; If an event or fact decides something, it makes it certain that a particular choice will be made or that there will be a particular result. The goal that decided the match came just before the interval The results will decide if he will win a place at a good university Luck is certainly one deciding factor; To resolve (a contest, problem etc.); to determine or settle; To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle; v To conclude or settle; If a person or group of people decides something, they choose what something should be like or how a particular problem should be solved. She was still young, he said, and that would be taken into account when deciding her sentence; reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!" influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election; used in the form "Decide (p)", performs a case split on whether the proposition p is true or false; two subgoals are created, one with p added as a new hypothesis and the other with "not p" added as a new hypothesis; To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the defendant