decide

/dɪsˈa‍ɪd/

/ˌdɪˈsaɪd/

to decide

MAIN VERB

to think carefully about different things and choose one of them

synonyms : determine

to make a legal or official judgment concerning a matter or legal case

synonyms : adjudicate

2.1

to be the primary reason as to why someone does something

2.2

to have an effect on the result of a particular thing

Examples

1. A mixture of skill and good luck decided the outcome of the game.

2. The courts decided in favor of the New York claimants.

3. The Appeal Court decided in their favour.

4. The case will be decided by a jury.