Used in a Sentence

decided

How to use decided in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for decided.

Editorial note

For shits and giggles, I decided to take it seriously.

Examples6
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of decided gathered in one view.

adjective

recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for decided.

adjective

recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

Example sentences

1

For shits and giggles, I decided to take it seriously.

2

Do we do with these dinosaurs who know nothing of technology policy but have decided to go and make it anyway?

3

To this day I have no idea what ticked that guy off to single us out like that but I decided I did not want to live in a country where I had such little rights.

4

When Microsoft decided that the average consumer understood what a smartphone was for and no longer needed the physical cues, they were wrong and fools -- but when Ive decides it, its because its time to move to mature and modern?Here's the thing, though: I think iOS 7, on the whole, looks worse than iOS 6.

5

Rather than just allow you to pass login tokens to Flexible Payments, however, they have decided to provide a completely incompatible API with a new set of endpoints, a completely incompatible accounting system, and even completely new terminology to describe the same set of steps.

6

Yet, while doing just that and limiting his ruling to the particular facts before him, Judge Alsup has provided a definitive and logically compelling approach to how such issues are to be decided where they concern APIs and copyright and such reasoning is, in my view, destined to be widely applied throughout the court system going forward.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use decided in a sentence?

For shits and giggles, I decided to take it seriously.

What does decided mean?

recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

What part of speech is decided?

decided is commonly used as adjective.