decide
Usage
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To decide is to make up one's mind as to what shall be done and the way to do it: He decided to go today. To determine is to arrive at a conclusion after reasoning or observation: He determined that there was no available path to victory. To resolve is to show firmness of purpose: He resolved to ask for a promotion.
Example Sentences
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After stimulation, individuals placed greater weight on the other person's outcome when deciding how to divide the money.
From Science Daily
He scored six points in the final and netted the deciding points in both of his team’s games.
From Los Angeles Times
She recalls the moment she decided to waive her legal right to anonymity, and how she has never regretted that decision.
From BBC
The HHS spokesman, Danker, said the move was meant to help lower drug prices and was decided before Pazdur was appointed.
After graduating and spending two months stacking cases of beer, he decided to become a pilot and enrolled in flight school in Daytona Beach, Fla.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
