Decide and Take

Decide

Decide verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

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Take and decide are semantically related in set topic. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Decide".

Nearby Words: decisive, decision, deciding, decider

Take verb - Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.

Usage example: Take any one of these cards

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Decide and take are semantically related in set topic. Sometimes you can use "Decide" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

life	decide life	take life
word	decide word	take word
look	decide look	take look
place	decide place	take place
Other words: chance, time, path, way, fight, damage, side, punishment.

He triumphantly returns, only for the old lady to change her mind and decide she'll take both of them.

Source: Good for Bad
Then comes the Chipmunks dressed as paramedics as Simon and Theodore try to take the damaged car to the ambulance, but Alvin corrects them and they decide to take Dave instead.

Source: Western Animation / The Alvin Show
Inverted in another episode where the Dunphy parents decide NOT to help their kids for a change, since the kids have grown to take it for granted that the grownups will do all the work.

Source: Series / Modern Family

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