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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But when all 82 units burned to the ground last year in the Palisades fire, the two communities had to decide whether and how to rebuild—and the similarities stopped.
Hellerstein’s friend and former law partner, Joel Cohen, said the judge wouldn’t have decided to stay on the case without his usual soul-searching.
"I was coming into this event and I was a little unsure what to do, so I decided not to go for any risks," said the world champion.
From Barron's
Whatever the city decides, Jamison said, the original building needs to come down.
In a remarkable statement on Tuesday, U.S. allies rallied around Denmark: “It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
