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  • Verb

decide

dih-SAHYD

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I really couldn’t figure out what kind of shoes I wanted, but my father said I had to decide or make a choice in the next ten hours. It was very hard for me to decide or figure out what one pair I wanted, so I asked him if I could have two—and he agreed. It took me the full ten hours to decide upon or select the pairs I wanted because there were three pairs that I just had to have! Nevertheless, I did at last decide upon or choose the two pairs that I wanted and left that poor third pair all alone.

Quiz: What do you do when you decide upon something?

  • You think about it for a long time.
  • You make a choice.
  • You hope to form an idea of what you want.

Memory Hook
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December Sleigh Ride I live in Vermont because I decided long ago that I would like to be able to take December sleigh rides.

Examples
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  • I was old enough, he said, to decide for myself. — Jacob Have I Loved
  • I was waiting for Ob to decide what he was going to do next. — Missing May

Word Ingredients
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de- off
cid cut
e used for spelling and pronunciation

When you decide something, you “cut off” all other choices in favor of one choice.

Word Theater
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Mockinjay Seneca Crane either decided to stop breathing or he ate poisonous berries.
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Word Constellation
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Decide

Word Variants
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decision n a choice
decisive adj having the ability to make a choice