to make a decision
274
1.0
- phrasal verb
- /meɪk ə dɪˈsɪʒən/
:
tomar una decisión
- I have considered all the options, and now I need to make a decision about my future.
- need to make a decision
- time to make a decision
- inability to make a decision
I don't have to make a decision on a case by case basis.
- I don't have to make a decision on a case by case basis.
- I actually just made a decision that I was never going back.
- Once you are aware, then you can make a decision, a choice to change.
- But then once you finally make a decision, it's like you're freed again.
- It weakens us, it paralyses us, the inability to make a decision, a commitment.
- And I think you're right, you have to make a decision to just wrap for the day.
- Think one time for one hour, make a decision and go.
- And then getting from all of that to making a decision about the thing.
Examples
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I need to know everything before I make a decision.
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Please, let us know when you've made a decision.
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Now you have to make a decision, right?
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And you can make a decision to stop doing it.
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And so we made a decision to make a leadership change.
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We must make a decision now!
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In this instance, parents were making a decision they truly felt was best for their child.
Academic text (2004) -
Sometimes I have to think over matters before I make a decision.
Academic text (2013) -
I'd like to talk about this before we make a decision.
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Ultimately, the clients must make a decision about whom they will consult for privacy services.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Pick one thing or person from a group
∞
1.0
To make a choice after thinking about the options
∞
1.0
To choose carefully from a group
428
3.1
To decide something after looking at the facts
218
3.2
To choose one thing from two or more options
187
1.8
To choose between different options after thinking
102
3.2
Decide after thinking about the choices
98
3.7
To decide what to do in an important situation
81
3.4
To decide firmly to do something
63
3.5
Choose one thing from several available
19
3.6
Choose any one you want from the options
18
2.7
Choose what to do after thinking about the choices
13
3.0
To make a final decision after thinking
1
3.9
To pick one thing after thinking about the choices
1
2.9
To choose what to do after thinking about the options
Antonyms
How Decisive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to choose what should be done' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'make' (to cause or perform) combined with 'decision' (an act of choosing), with the article 'a' merely marking the noun. This verb + noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and follows ordinary English collocation, so a B1 learner who knows the words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Make a decision comes from a simple image: think of the words make and decision, where to make is to create and a decision was like 'cutting away' other paths so only one choice remained. So to make a decision means to choose what to do and stop looking at the other options.