"decide upon" meaning in English

See decide upon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: decides upon [present, singular, third-person], deciding upon [participle, present], decided upon [participle, past], decided upon [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} decide upon (third-person singular simple present decides upon, present participle deciding upon, simple past and past participle decided upon)
  1. Synonym of decide on Synonyms: decide on [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-decide_upon-en-verb-PeDQG7Qd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (upon)

Inflected forms

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