Decide and Name

Decide

Decide verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.
Usage example: they decided to go out for pizza after the movie was over

Name and decide are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Name" instead a verb "Decide".

Nearby Words: decisive, decision, deciding, decider

Name

Name verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.
Usage example: they finally named a date for the wedding

Decide and name are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decide" instead a verb "Name".

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

Common collocations

character decide character name character
baby decide baby name baby
place decide place name place
show decide show name show
Other words: time, way, world, game, ship, film, planet.

Both words in one sentence

  • When he's bought by a family, they decide to name him Spunky because of his energy, and the puppy is not at all surprised, since that was already his name.
  • The Time Traveler's Wife: they decide to name the daughter after he's met the future version of the daughter, who tells him her name.
  • On tv.com, The fandom couldn't decide between Sokki and Sukka because they sounded too much like either character's name, so a compromise was made.
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