decide

/dɪˈsaɪd/
verb 5

Collocations

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(verb.)

ADV

finally

After weeks of discussion, they finally decided to move to a smaller house.

sensibly, wisely

She decided wisely to turn down the job offer and stay with her current company.

VERB + DECIDE

be able/unable to, can/can't, could (not)

She couldn't decide which job offer to accept after the two interviews.

have to, must

My parents had to decide between moving to a new city or staying where we live.

try to | be difficult to

PREP

against

She decided against buying the expensive car and chose a used one instead.

between

She had to decide between accepting the job offer or staying in her current position.

in favour of

The committee decided in favour of hiring two new teachers for the school.

on/upon

My parents finally decided on buying a house in the countryside last year.

PHRASES

decide for yourself

You need to look at all the options and decide for yourself which job offer is best.

the task of deciding sth

The teacher faced the difficult task of deciding which students needed extra help.

to be decided

We still need to decide when we're going on vacation this summer.

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