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decided

/ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

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What does decided mean?

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of decide

adjective

  1. Determined; resolute.
  2. Clear; unmistakable, definite, unquestionable.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. A voter etc. who has reached their decision.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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In about the time a person unaccustomed to bodily labour would have decided upon which side to lie, Farmer Oak was asleep.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
Nobody was looking at Davy just then or it would have been seen that a very decided change came over his face.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of AvonleaProject Gutenberg ebook #47
More book examples (3)
The Scarecrow decided to think, and he thought so hard that the pins and needles began to stick out of his brains.
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) BaumThe Wonderful Wizard of OzProject Gutenberg ebook #55
Charpentier had decided to return to camp for reinforcements, and then make an attempt to track down the natives and rescue D’Arnot.
Edgar Rice BurroughsTarzan of the ApesProject Gutenberg ebook #78
On the question of whether she had been shot or had shot herself, he would not venture to express any decided opinion.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Return of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #108