decide
Usage
What are other ways to say decide?
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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Plus, next month a judge has scheduled a hearing to decide whether Hearn’s dismissed charges should be held with prejudice, so the DOJ can’t charge him again for the same alleged conduct.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
Should he decide to sell the Angels, the city could use the exemption as leverage in discussions with a new owner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Both prosecutors and defence lawyers filed new documents on Monday in the Southern District of Florida federal court, ahead of the hearing on Thursday to decide whether they should be freed on bail.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Whatever you decide, take some time together to dream about what you want your retirement lifestyle to look like.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Over the next year, Susan Saul and the Mount St. Helens Protective Association were called on many times to help decide exactly which acres were the most important to preserve.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Whatever the Supreme Court decides after the states’ deadline next week, the underlying tension is worth sitting with.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Battle-scarred and weary, he decides to search out the coastal farm, located someplace near the fighting, where he lived as a puppy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But once an agency decides records are public, the law states, it must release them “promptly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
If one child decides to go to college, for instance, the trust can provide for that.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Just as he decided to cast the horse in a wholly new way, Leonardo decides to paint his mural in a wholly new way.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Then a colleague sent her a link to the University of Maryland’s training course, and she decided to go for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Earlier this year, after a year and a half of challenges finding work, self-employed management consultant Grace Gravestock decided to both seek and promote some AI bona fides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Coach Jim Harbaugh said roughly 15 starters won’t play in the Chargers’ preseason opener against the Houston Texans, and there are several spots on the depth chart that still need to be decided.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"So the coco is quarantined there for two years, and so from those plants that are growing I decided to make this chocolate bar."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
I hadn’t all the way decided that before I typed those words, but as soon as I see them on the screen, I know they’re true.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
The EBU said it could commission an independent security assessment before deciding whether a winning country is capable of hosting the event safely.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
If so then, in addition to analyzing a stock’s fundamentals when deciding whether to invest in it, you should also focus on whether it is in the midcap category.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Users, not the model developer, should be responsible for deciding the system’s values, he says, contrasting that with other companies’ approaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
These are all examples of the active participation of the American people in deciding constitutional meaning.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
He got as far as France before deciding to travel no farther east.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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