decide against



decide against someone or something

to rule against someone or something; to make a judgment against someone or something. We decided against Tom and chose Larry instead. Jane decided against the supplier.
See also: decide

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HilleviHIL-le-vee (Swedish), HEEL-le-vee (Finnish)Swedish, Finnish
ErmentrudER-men-trootGerman (Archaic)
AndiAN-deeEnglish
Kiri-Maori
Lucy['lu:si]
ChloÉklo-EFrench