Word Finder - decided

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To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle

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Her last-minute goal decided the game.

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To make a judgment, especially after deliberation

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I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work.

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To cause someone to come to a decision

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To cut off; to separate

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Determined; resolute

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A woman of decided opinions

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Clear; unmistakable

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There was a decided ugliness to the patch of waste ground.

We decided to go see a movie.

I decided to buy it.

I decided to see for myself.

The princess decided to leave on the fifteenth.

After he died, she decided to stay here.

The smoke proved to be too much for Adrienne and two other girls, so they decided to walk each other home.

Anyway, maybe he decided not to come back.

He was silent so long that she decided he wasn't going to answer.

Before Rostov had decided what to do with him, the officer cried, "I surrender!"

And so it was that she decided to go in the opposite direction.

We'd decided a transcription of our conversation might sometime prove valuable.

Why had he suddenly decided he needed a maid - or was it sudden?

He married and decided to stay there.

No one was around, so she decided to explore the path.

Why had he hidden them - and why had he decided to reveal them?

We haven't decided yet.

I decided that being truthful was the best approach.

The count decided not to sit down to cards or let his girls out of his sight and to get away as soon as Mademoiselle George's performance was over.

After a brief discussion we decided to telephone first and leave the visit option on the table, at least for now.

Alex decided to build a room upstairs for his office, out of the reach of Destiny's exploring hands.

In any case it will be decided very shortly.

That was when Mary decided to relieve her mind of a troubling thought.

I decided to use that and keep you close.

She had decided to receive them, but feared lest the prince might at any moment indulge in some freak, as he seemed much upset by the Rostovs' visit.

Those who were able to get away were going of their own accord, those who remained behind decided for themselves what they must do.

Couldn't sleep, so I decided to get up and fix breakfast.

That's when I decided to ask you to marry me.

We never-the-less decided to postpone discussion until the following day when, as Martha said, we had a night of rumination and our wits about us.

I decided to pick Daniel Brennan's brains on the matter Howie's sister Annie's abduction.

We finally decided the pros out weighted the cons and I should make the call.

I just decided it was a fait accompli and we might as well address the situation as best we can.

Right then and there I decided I was going to marry him.

She passed three face painting clowns before she gave in and decided to have her own done.

He'd not considered sending her home-- no, he'd decided to kill her!

I didn't have any classes today and I decided to take off work.

In 1790 the interest was reduced to 3%, and as the treasury had again become exhausted, a further issue was decided upon; it was also decreed that the assignats were to be accepted as legal tender, all public departments being instructed to receive them as the equivalent of metallic money.

A decided decline is shown by the graves which have been discovered, until the country reached the low level at which it was found by the Russians on their arrival towards the close of the 16th century.

She has talked incessantly since her return about what she did in Huntsville, and we notice a very decided improvement in her ability to use language.

I left it all in flames, replied Michaud in a decided tone, but glancing at the Emperor he was frightened by what he had done.

The wolf finally decided they were no threat and turned his back on them, trotting away across the vast grassland.

At Martha's suggestion over coffee the next morning we decided on the public library in nearby Lynn as our destination.

I told Betsy about the flare up between Quinn and Martha before Quinn decided to go to Santa Barbara alone.

Decided to collect after all?

Much as he disliked making Fred wait, he decided to put off the task until nine o'clock but another phone call forced a change of plans.

But then you were so convinced the bones belonged to that man Josh that I decided to let matters play out.

Seeing the bet, he decided he wanted to stick around long enough to observe a few more events in the women's futures.

Neither a hero nor a Good Samaritan, Wynn found himself retreating to the far wall, in case the worst-case scenario happened, and one of the powerful creatures decided to act.

She had decided to let it grow long, even though she feared the weight of it would remove the curls.

Later that evening while they were alone, Carmen and Alex decided that the next time Lori came by or called, Carmen would talk to her and tell her that the option to take Destiny back had passed.

Finally, when she decided he wasn't there, she began to cry.