make a decision

verb

To decide.

“You need to make a decision whether or not to go.”

Meanings

verbmake a decision (third-person singular simple present makes a decision, present participle making a decision, simple past and past participle made a decision)

present singular third person makes a decision · participle present making a decision · participle past made a decision · past made a decision

  1. intransitiveTo decide.

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

    Synonyms: choose up, take a decision, choose up, decide, determine, resolve, find, judge

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

French prendre une décision
  • prendre une décisionto decide
German eine Entscheidung treffen
  • eine Entscheidung treffento decide
Greek παίρνω απόφαση
  • παίρνω απόφαση (paírno apófasi)to decide
Hungarian döntést hozni
  • döntést hoznito decide
Italian prendere una decisione
  • prendere una decisioneto decide
Polish podejmować decyzję, podjąć decyzję
  • podejmować decyzjęto decide
  • podjąć decyzjęto decide
Portuguese tomar uma decisão
  • tomar uma decisãoto decide
Russian приня́ть реше́ние, реши́ть
  • приня́ть реше́ние (prinjátʹ rešénije)to decide
  • реши́ть (rešítʹ)to decide
Spanish tomar una decisión
  • tomar una decisiónto decide
Turkish karar vermek
  • karar vermekto decide
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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