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make a decision

make a decision verb: to decide.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To decide.
    • You need to make a decision whether or not to go.

Synonyms of make a decision

Forms of make a decision

third-person singular presentmakes a decision
present participlemaking a decision
past participlemade a decision
pastmade a decision

Questions about make a decision

What does make a decision mean?
Make a decision means to decide.
What part of speech is make a decision?
Make a decision is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a decision?
The past tense of make a decision is made a decision.

Words near make a decision in the dictionary

  1. make a case for
  2. make a cat laugh
  3. make a clean breast
  4. make a dash for it
  5. make a day of it
  6. make a decision
  7. make a dent
  8. make a difference
  9. make a dollar out of fifteen cents
  10. make a face
  11. make a fist of

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