Past tense of decide
regular verb
The past tense of decide is decided. The past participle is also decided.
Forms of decide
| Base form (V1) | decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | decided /dɪˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | decided /dɪˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/ |
| Present participle | deciding /dɪˈsaɪ.dɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | decides /dɪˈsaɪdz/ |
Decided in a sentence
- The election will be decided on foreign policies.
- It was decided to meet here at midnight.
- After failing his entrance exams, he decided to go into a trade.From the entry trade
- The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.From the entry abbot
- Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby.From the entry abortion
Meaning of decide
- verb To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
- verb To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
- verb To cause someone to come to a decision.
Questions about the past tense of decide
- What is the past tense of decide?
- The past tense of decide is decided.
- What is the past participle of decide?
- The past participle of decide is decided.
- Is decide a regular or irregular verb?
- Decide is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: decide (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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