entscheiden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German entscheiden, equivalent to ent- +‎ scheiden. Cognate with German Low German entscheden, Dutch ontscheiden, Saterland Frisian undskede.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩/, /ʔɛntˈʃaɪ̯dən/
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  • Hyphenation: ent‧schei‧den

Verb

entscheiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present entscheidet, past tense entschied, past participle entschieden, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to decide, to make a decision [with ob (+ clause) ‘whether ...’ or zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
  2. (accusative reflexive) to opt, to decide [with für (+ accusative) ‘on something’ or zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Ich habe mich entschieden, ab nächster Woche nicht mehr zu rauchen.
    I have decided to quit smoking starting next week.
    Sie können sich jederzeit dafür entscheiden, keine Informationen preiszugeben.
    You can always opt not to disclose information.
  3. (transitive) to decide, to determine the outcome of

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