bestämma — meaning in English

English meaning

• decide verb To make a choice or judgment after thinking something over.
• decree noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
• determine verb To find out or establish something for certain, usually by investigation.

Senses

bestämma is used for these senses in English:

• decide (ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
• decree To command by a decree.
• determine To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.
• make up one's mind (idiomatic) To decide; to reach a conclusion.

decide — full definition

1. verb To make a choice or judgment after thinking something over.
2. verb To settle or determine the outcome of something, such as a dispute or contest.

decree — full definition

1. noun An official order or law issued by an authority.
2. noun A formal ruling handed down by a court, especially in matters of equity, admiralty, or probate.
3. verb To officially order or command something.

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