Phrase guide

make a decision

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To decide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • You need to make a decision whether or not to go.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: choose up, take a decision, decide, determine, find, judge, posken, make a decision, make up one's mind, work out

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: marr vendim — to decide
  • Cherokee: ᏕᎫᎪᏗᎭ (degugodiha) — to decide
  • French: prendre une décision — to decide
  • Georgian: გადაწყვეტილების მიღება (gadac̣q̇veṭilebis miɣeba) — to decide
  • German: eine Entscheidung treffen — to decide
  • Greek: παίρνω απόφαση (paírno apófasi) — to decide
  • Hungarian: döntést hozni — to decide
  • Italian: prendere una decisione — to decide
  • Macedonian: носам одлука (nosam odluka) — to decide
  • Polish: podejmować decyzję — to decide
  • Polish: podjąć decyzję — to decide
  • Portuguese: tomar uma decisão — to decide
  • Russian: приня́ть реше́ние (prinjátʹ rešénije) — to decide
  • Russian: реши́ть (rešítʹ) — to decide
  • Spanish: tomar una decisión — to decide
  • Turkish: karar vermek — to decide