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decide

 
/dɪˈsɑɪd/ verb (present participle deciding, past tense and past participle decided)

Definition

A2 to choose something after thinking about the possibilities: She decided to take the job. Have you decided what to wear?
(Definition of decide verb from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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