Phrase guide

make up one's mind

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To decide; to reach a conclusion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I can't make up my mind whether to have ice cream or cake.

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We finally decided after lengthy deliberations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decide, determine

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: measure, mensurate, measure out, choose, take, select, pick out, will, seal, purpose, resolve, rule, decree, orient, orientate, judge, adjudicate, try, regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَطَّنَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى (waṭṭana nafsahu ʕalā) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Arabic: عَزَمَ (ʕazama) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Arabic: قَرَّرَ (qarrara) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Arabic: صَمَّمَ (ṣammama) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Arabic: حسم أمره — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Arabic: اختار — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Belarusian: раша́ць (rašácʹ) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Belarusian: рашы́ць (rašýcʹ) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Bengali: ঠিক করা (ṭhik kora) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 決定 /决定 (juédìng) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 決心 /决心 (juéxīn) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Dutch: tot een besluit komen — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Dutch: een keuze maken — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Finnish: päättää — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • French: se décider — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • French: décider — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • German: sich entscheiden — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • German: beschließen — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (andþagkjan) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Hebrew: הֶחְלִיט (hekhlít) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Hungarian: dönt — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Hungarian: elszánja magát — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Hungarian: határoz — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Hungarian: elhatározza magát — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Icelandic: ákveða sig — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Irish: socraigh — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Italian: decidersi — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Japanese: 決心する (kesshin suru) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Japanese: 決める (kimeru) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Japanese: 決定する (kettei suru) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Korean: 결심하다 (gyeolsimhada) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Korean: 결정하다 (gyeoljeonghada) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Korean: 정하다 (jeonghada) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bestemme seg — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Polish: decydować — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Polish: zdecydować — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Portuguese: decidir-se — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Portuguese: escolher — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Portuguese: chegar a uma conclusão — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Russian: реша́ться (rešátʹsja) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Russian: реши́ться (rešítʹsja) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Russian: реша́ть (rešátʹ) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Russian: реши́ть (rešítʹ) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Spanish: decidirse — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Spanish: definirse — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Spanish: tomar una decisión — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Swedish: bestämma sig — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Thai: ตัดสินใจ (dtàt-sǐn-jai) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Turkish: karar vermek — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Ukrainian: вирі́шувати (vyríšuvaty) — to decide, to reach a conclusion
  • Ukrainian: ви́рішити (výrišyty) — to decide, to reach a conclusion