decide on/upon

phrasal verb

decided on/upon; deciding on/upon; decides on/upon

: to choose (something) after thinking about the possible choices

He decided on blue rather than green.

I am having trouble deciding on a gift for them.

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If Penny is convicted of the criminally negligent homicide charge, the judge could also decide on a sentence that excludes prison time. —

Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 Driving the news: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his leadership team will decide on the membership of the steering committee this week, the three current co-chairs wrote in a letter first obtained by Axios. —

Andrew Solender, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 The Ministry of Transport will decide on the tax increase by the end of 2024. —

David Nikel, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Andreas Krieg, a senior lecturer at King’s College London’s school of security studies, said Netanyahu could be waiting for President-elect Donald Trump to begin his second term to decide on his next moves in Gaza. —

David Hodari, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for decide on/upon

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