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
Think about and decide are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Think about" instead a verb "Decide".
Think about
Think about verb - Have on one's mind, think about actively.
Decide and think about are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decide" instead a verb "Think about".
Both terms in one sentence
- They decide that the end justifies the means, and don't care at all about what others think about them.
Source: I'm Not Here to Make Friends - Think about it: how did they decide what year to mark as 1?
Source: In Spite of a Nail -
The book Sweet Revenge has Rosemary Hershey seriously think about murdering Isabelle Flanders, only to decide against it, because she has the deaths of three people preying on her mind, and she doesn't want to have more people on her mind.
Source: Murder Is the Best Solution
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