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Webster 1913 Edition


Decider

De-cid′er

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Noun.
One who decides.

Webster 1828 Edition


Decider

DECI'DER

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Noun.
One who determines a cause or contest.
DECI'DING, ppr. Determing; ending; concluding.
DECID'UOUS, a. [L. to fall.] Falling; not perennial or permanent. In botany, a deciduous leaf is one which falls in autumn; a deciduous calyx, is that which falls after the corol opens; distinguished from permanent.
DECID'UOUSNESS, n. The quality of falling once a year.
DEC'IGRAM, n. A French weight of one tenth of a gram.
DE'CIL, n. An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.
DEC'ILITER, n. A French measure of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter.

Definition 2024


décider

décider

See also: decider

French

Verb

décider

  1. (intransitive) to decide
    J'ai décidé d'aller à Paris pour l'été.
    I decided to go to Paris for the summer.
  2. (transitive) to persuade, convince (someone à faire to do)
  3. (reflexive) to make a decision, to make up one's mind

Usage notes

décider is followed by de when preceding an infinitive verb

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Etymology

From Latin dēcīdō, dēcīdere (cut off, decide), from (down from) + caedō (cut).

Verb

décider (gerund décid'die)

  1. (Jersey) to decide