decidere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin dēcīdere, from dē + caedō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈt͡ʃi.de.re/

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• Rhymes: -idere
• Hyphenation: de‧cì‧de‧re

Verb

decìdere (first-person singular present decìdo, first-person singular past historic decìsi, past participle decìso, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to decide (on), to fix, to arrange, to determine

   Synonyms: definire, stabilire

2. (transitive) to choose, to decide (on)

   Synonym: scegliere

3. (transitive) to settle, to decide, to resolve

   Synonym: risolvere

4. (transitive) to decide, to make up one's mind
5. (intransitive) to determine decisively [with di] [auxiliary avere]

   questo esame può decidere del tuo avvenire ― this exam can determine your future

Conjugation

    Conjugation of decìdere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	decìdere
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		decidèndo
present participle		decidènte	past participle		decìso
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	decìdo	decìdi	decìde	decidiàmo	decidéte	decìdono
imperfect	decidévo	decidévi	decidéva	decidevàmo	decidevàte	decidévano
past historic	decìsi	decidésti	decìse	decidémmo	decidéste	decìsero
future	deciderò	deciderài	deciderà	deciderémo	decideréte	deciderànno
conditional	deciderèi	deciderésti	deciderèbbe, deciderébbe	deciderémmo	decideréste	deciderèbbero, deciderébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	decìda	decìda	decìda	decidiàmo	decidiàte	decìdano
imperfect	decidéssi	decidéssi	decidésse	decidéssimo	decidéste	decidéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		decìdi	decìda	decidiàmo	decidéte	decìdano
negative imperative		non decìdere	non decìda	non decidiàmo	non decidéte	non decìdano

Related terms

• decidersi
• decisione
• decisivo
• decisore
• decisorio

Latin

Verb

dēcidēre

1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of dēcidō

Verb

dēcīdēre

1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of dēcīdō

Verb

dēcidere

1. present active infinitive of dēcidō

Verb

dēcīdere

1. present active infinitive of dēcīdō

Romanian

Etymology

From decide +‎ -re.

Noun

decidere f (plural decideri)

1. the act of making a decision

Declension

Declension of decidere

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	decidere	deciderea		decideri	deciderile
genitive-dative	decideri	deciderii		decideri	deciderilor
vocative	decidere, decidereo			deciderilor

References

• decidere in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN