decide on



decide (up)on someone or something

to choose someone or something; to make a judgment about some aspect of someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Will you please hurry up and decide upon someone to vote for? I decided on chocolate.
See also: decide, on

decide on

or decide upon
v.
To choose something or someone after deliberation: We decided on green as the color for the nursery. I've decided upon the red shoes; you can put the black ones back.
See also: decide, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arn&Thorn;ÓR-Icelandic
Shelia-English
NapolÉOn-French (Rare)
MaxmiliÁN-Czech
Nicolasanee-ko-LAH-sahSpanish
Francescfrən-SESKCatalan