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to decide
01
to think carefully about different things and choose one of them
Transitive: to decide to do sth | to decide on sth
Intransitive: to decide between different options
Examples
He had to decide whether to accept the job offer.
02
to make a legal or official judgment concerning a matter or legal case
Intransitive: to decide in favor of sb | to decide on sth
Transitive: to decide a matter
Examples
The judge decided in favor of the plaintiff, awarding them compensation.
2.1
to be the primary reason as to why someone does something
Ditransitive: to decide sb to do sth
Transitive: to decide sb/sth
Examples
Her love for adventure decided her to climb the mountain.
2.2
to have an effect on the result of a particular thing
Transitive: to decide an outcome
Examples
Her performance in the last game will decide the outcome of the tournament.
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