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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While the issue over his recent comments is now considered closed, the club are still to decide whether they want to trigger the contract option.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
"We raise our children by telling them, you can decide who you want to be -- and this law is the exact opposite," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Swiss Competition Commission said it will analyze the ruling and decide whether to file an appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Other economists acknowledge that the CPI data opens the door for another hike this month, but think the Fed will ultimately decide to pause until the following meeting in mid-December.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
I wanted to know if there was anything that could be done about my problems, but I couldn’t decide how much I wanted them to know about me.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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All eyes are on the release of consumer price data due later Wednesday, which could play a key role in whether the bank decides to hike for a second successive meeting on October 28.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Last year, Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre explained to Trump it was an independent committee based in Norway, not the Norwegian government, which decides who will receive the prize.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
If your doctor decides that you could have been exposed to rabies, treatment may include a series of rabies vaccination shots, which will prevent rabies symptoms, illness and death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
To start with a point of order, it is Formula 1 that decides the calendar - as in, the commercial rights holder - not the FIA, the governing body.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
As they’re passing a big shopping center, G’ma says, “Ooh, a jewelry store!” and decides to turn off.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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They needed health insurance—so Bauers begrudgingly decided to give his floundering athletic career one last chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
South Australia decided to go it alone and pursued its own deal.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Shapiros, who moved to Frederick County, Md., from nearby Montgomery County in 2021, had decided they wanted to be closer to their daughter, who was pregnant with their first grandchild.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Our handicap is less supporters for the situation, but the club decided it. It is something to improve us for the future," said the Spaniard.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Then he decided he was hot, and flapped into a pool of meltwater to cool down.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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"The burden of escalation would rest squarely upon the aggressor; they and they alone would bear the full moral, political, and strategic weight of deciding whether to do so," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
But Tillis, in promoting his new book, has described his deciding vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary as his “biggest regret.”
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
In time Mr. Quan pivoted successfully to choreographing action sequences for film and television before deciding at almost 50 that he wanted to return to acting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The festival was hearing from international attendees reconsidering trips to the United States, while some bands were deciding that touring here had become too difficult or expensive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
It would be his first trip there, and he planned to spend about a year before deciding which medical school to attend, Harvard or CaseWestern.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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