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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Even though Aveson’s location at the campus of a former private school survived largely intact, leadership still decided to relocate.
From Los Angeles Times
“Is this going to be a moment when the Board of Supervisors decides to actually invest in oversight?”
From Los Angeles Times
As Costco weighed these options for certain items, insiders decided that some price tags would be too high.
Before that, she won a match at the Grand Slam of Darts and took former world champions Gary Anderson and Michael van Gerwen to deciding legs before eventually losing.
From BBC
Whether Australians remember this series as the summer of Mitchell Starc, Travis Head or someone else will be decided by proceedings remaining in Adelaide, plus what follows in Melbourne and Sydney.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
