decide on

English

Verb

decide on (third-person singular simple present decides on, present participle deciding on, simple past and past participle decided on)

1. To choose (something) after carefully considering one's options.

   Synonym: decide upon

   I'm having trouble deciding on where to get food.

   • 2019 November 13, Tiffany Hsu, “Carl’s Jr.’s Marketing Plan: Pitch Burgers, Not Sex”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-28:

     With sales slipping, a fast-food chain notorious for featuring scantily clad women has decided on a food-centric message.

References

• “decide on/upon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.