Collocations for "decide"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "decide" in context.
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decide
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- decide [his fate, the outcome]
- decide between [this one, green] and [that one, blue]
- decided on [green]
- decide on [one thing] or [another]
- decide to [go, take, make]
- decide for yourself
- decide in advance
- decide [in favor, on behalf] of
- decide about the [wedding, color, style]
- can never decide
- [forced, had] to decide
- [in the end, ultimately, finally] she decided
- decide [how, where, when, which]
- decide on a date (for)
- the date [has, is] yet to be decided
'decide' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
contact
- hear
- judge
- meet
- message
- move
- sample
- step
- tell
- trial
- try
- withdraw
- two
- me
- age
- date
- detail
- director
- fate
- freedom
- hour
- right
- people
- path
- minute
- early
- enough
- fine
- free
- genuine
- wise
- which
- where
- when
- ultimately
- tough
- pregnant
- otherwise
- instead
- sampling
- discretion
- eternity
- flip
- medication
- merit
- minor
- remedy
- wording
- administrator
- agency