decide

verb
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1
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to think carefully about the different possibilities that are available and choose one of them
تصمیم گرفتن, برگزیدن, انتخاب کردن
2
to make an official or legal judgement
حکم کردن, حکم دادن
The case will be decided by a jury.
|The Appeal Court decided in their favour.
It is always possible that the judge may decide against you.
He challenged her right as governor to decide on the matter.
3
to affect the result of something
اثر گذاشتن بر نتیجه
A mixture of skill and good luck decided the outcome of the game.
A number of factors decide whether a movie will be successful or not.
4
to be the reason why somebody does something
تصمیم گرفتن
For most customers, price is the deciding factor.
They offered me free accommodation for a year, and that decided me.
That decided it for me: I wasn't carrying my bike back up those stairs.