decide
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
We finally decided after lengthy deliberations
Types & categories
- measure hyponym
- choose hyponym
- will hyponym
- seal hyponym
- purpose hyponym
- rule hyponym
- orientate hyponym
- adjudicate hyponym
- regularize hyponym
Related & opposite
- decision derivation
- decision making derivation
- conclusion derivation
- determinant derivation
- decisive derivation
- deliberate entails
Sense 2 verb
bring to an end; settle conclusively
The case was decided
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- decision making derivation
- resolution derivation
- settlement derivation
- judge derivation
- settler derivation
- decisive derivation
- adjudicative derivation
Sense 3 verb
cause to decide
This new development finally decided me!
Types & categories
- cause hypernym
Related & opposite
- decide causes
Sense 4 verb
influence or determine
The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election
Types & categories
- shape hypernym
Related & opposite
- decisive derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decision |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decision making |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | conclusion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | determinant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decisive |
| 1 | entails | Related & opposite | deliberate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | measure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | choose |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | will |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | seal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | purpose |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rule |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | orientate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adjudicate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | regularize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | decision making |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | resolution |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | settlement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | judge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | settler |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | decisive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjudicative |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | terminate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | judge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | adjust |
| 3 | causes | Related & opposite | decide |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cause |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | decisive |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | shape |