decide on/upon

phrasal verb

decided on/upon; deciding on/upon; decides on/upon

: to choose (something) after thinking about the possible choices

He decided on blue rather than green.

I am having trouble deciding on a gift for them.

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Isabella Murray, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025 The original plan was for separate coaching assignments, which is to say Team Canada was going to name a head coach for 4 Nations and then wait a year and decide on the Olympic coach. —

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