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décider

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French

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Etymology

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InheritedfromMiddle Frenchdécider,borrowed fromLatindecidere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/de.si.de/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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décider

  1. (intransitive)todecide
    J’ai décidéd’aller à Paris pour l’été.
    Idecidedto go to Paris for the summer.
  2. (transitive)topersuade,convince(someoneàfaireto do)
  3. (reflexive)to make adecision,tomake up one's mind

Usage notes

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  • When intransitive,décideris followed bydewhen preceding aninfinitiveverb.
  • When transitive or reflexive,décideris followed byàin the same context.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Romanian:decide

Further reading

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Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromLatindēcīdō, dēcīdere(cut off, decide),from(down from)+caedō(cut).

Verb

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décider(gerunddécid'die)

  1. (Jersey)todecide