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verb ADV. finally We finally decided to stay where we were. | sensibly, wisely He decided very wisely to keep his money rather than spend it. VERB + DECIDE be able/unable to, can/can't, could (not) I can't decide what to do. | have to, must You will have to decide soon. | try to | be difficult to PREP. against They decided against taking legal action | between It was difficult to decide between the various options. | in favour of They decided in favour of reducing the fees. | on/upon We're still trying to decide on a venue. PHRASES decide for yourself She should be allowed to decide for herself. | the task of deciding sth The committee will have the task of deciding whether more cash should be made available. | to be decided The exact time of the meeting is still to be decided.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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decide on sth/sb
to choose something or someone after careful thought
• I've decided on blue for the bathroom.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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decide
to make a choice to do something:
• We decided to send our son to a boarding school. • I decided to go home early.
make up your mind
to decide something, especially after thinking about it for a long time. Make up your mind is less formal than decide and is mainly used in spoken English:
• Have you made up your mind about where you’ll go on holiday?
choose to do something
to decide to do something – especially when this is different from what people expect or tell you to do:
• She chose to ignore my advice. • More young couples are choosing not to marry.
make a decision
to decide after thinking carefully about something, especially about something that is very important:
• They made a decision not to have children.
resolve
formal to decide that you will definitely do something, especially because you think it will be better for you, or because of your past experiences:
• She resolved to work hard at school.
determine
formal to officially decide what something shall be:
• Each hospital can determine its own pay rates.
come down in favour of something
British English , come down in favor of something American English to decide to support a particular plan, argument etc – used especially about groups of people:
• Eight of the ten committee members came down in favour of the changes.
come to/reach a decision
to officially decide about something important after discussing and carefully considering it - used especially about groups of people:
• After two hours of discussion, the comittee had still not come to a decision on any of the proposals.
Longman-Thesaurus
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choose:
You can decide when you want to go.
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determine:
You must decide whether to buy.
Simple Definitions