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Verb
▲
To reach a decision or recommendation
determine
choose
resolve
opt
conclude
elect
aim
decree
establish
figure
pick
plan
purpose
reach
rule
agree
cinch
guess
name
select
settle
take
vote
adopt
award
conjecture
mediate
poll
surmise
will
come to a decision
commit yourself
go for
make a decision
make up your mind
reach a conclusion
reach a decision
reach decision
settle on
settle upon
arrive at conclusion
cast the die
come to agreement
come to conclusion
come to decision
commit oneself
draw a conclusion
fix on
fix upon
form opinion
go down line
have final word
have in mind
have the intention
make up mind
take a stand
call shots
make your mind up
settle on a plan of action
come to a conclusion
end with
more ❯
“I would decide to travel to South America instead of Europe.”
Verb
▲
To finalize or settle
determine
settle
clinch
nail
resolve
answer
confirm
work out
figure out
sort out
bring to a conclusion
distinguish
recognizeUS
identify
ascertain
spot
recogniseUK
know
discern
judge
make out
differentiate
place
discriminate
pick out
analyzeUS
separate
diagnose
diagnosticate
detect
more ❯
“The total scores from a driver's top 8 of 9 rounds will decide the championship.”
Verb
▲
(of a a contest, decision problem or dispute) To resolve
adjudge
adjudicate
arbitrate
determine
judge
referee
settle
umpire
resolve
answer
conclude
decree
examine
hear
try
ordain
ref
rule on
clear up
pass judgement on
pronounce judgement on
pronounce on
make a judgement on
sit in judgement on
give a verdict on
make a ruling on
mediate
pronounce
declare
rule
intermediate
deal
interfere
bargain
intrude
get involved
hold talks
act as an intermediary
discuss terms
butt in
barge in
wheel and deal
take a hand
cut a deal
act
haggle
interrupt
dicker
become involved
palter
confer
chaffer
collaborate
contract
come
horse-trade
reconcile differences
take action
take measures
cooperate
agree
restore harmony
covenant
obtrude
stipulate
consult together
act as middleman
mix in
discuss a settlement
act as honest broker
compromise
meddle
cut in
involve oneself
go fifty-fifty
make terms
horn in
muscle in
form judgment
arrive
enter
sandwich
chip in
be invited
concede
barter
trade
liaise
traffic
lend a hand
temporizeUS
sell
make the peace
temporiseUK
facilitate
propitiate
concert
treat
transact
arrange
act as a peacemaker
act as a mediator
plead
broker
buy
promise
make concessions
do business
drive a hard bargain
pour oil on troubled waters
clear the air
give and take
come to an understanding
make concession
strike balance
find the middle ground
speak
find a happy medium
strike a happy medium
reach a compromise
find middle ground
find happy medium
meet each other halfway
split the difference
strike a balance
bring to an agreement
act as middle
interpose oneself
insinuate oneself
involve
separate
sever
divide
part
advocate
interpose yourself
involve yourself
entreat
petition
supplicate
come between
put your oar in
put your two cents in
put in two cents
monkey with
debate
finalizeUS
talk
discuss
consult
confirm
specify
powwow
connect
compose
accommodate
swap
network
designate
agree to
horse trade
try to reach a compromise
treat with someone
fix upon
nail down
authorizeUS
finaliseUK
square up
work out
come to a decision about
figure out
set
cinch
name
pin down
authoriseUK
agree on
call the shots on
take a decision on
clinch
square off
prescribe
come across with
bury the hatchet
act as mediator
act as negotiator
act as arbiter
act as arbitrator
more ❯
“The jury that will decide his sentence must be unanimous in order to impose the penalty.”
Verb
▲
To reach a decision or agreement about
settle
set
fix
arrange
agree on
settle on
designate
appoint
choose
name
select
determine
establish
decide on
specify
assign
conclude
ordain
pick
confirm
agree
commission
allot
nominate
elect
decree
delegate
place
constitute
detail
earmark
indicate
depute
flag
agree to
rule on
label
induct
opt
fix upon
arbitrate
take a decision on
judge
adjudicate
square up
adjudge
figure out
square off
deem
call the shots on
deputizeUS
deputiseUK
charge
prefer
favourUK
favorUS
plump for
order
button down
point out
co-opt
apportion
effect
cause
bid
give
appropriate
want
wish
distribute
exert
demand
choose to do
bring about
insist
request
will
lot
keep
allow
ration
reserve
grant
mete
consign
hypothecate
relegate
set apart
send
divide
set aside
give out
shell out
dish out
hand out
fork out
more ❯
“Let's get involved and not leave others to decide our fate.”
Verb
▲
To arrive at a judgment or opinion by reasoning
conclude
judge
reason
deduce
gather
infer
derive
extrapolate
understand
make out
reckon
surmise
figure
assume
consider
suppose
determine
believe
guess
think
conjecture
presume
estimate
deem
come to the conclusion
draw
imagine
assess
work out
evaluate
hazard a guess
daresay
take as read
ween
predicate
ponder
take it as given
deliberate
meditate
prognosticate
augur
reflect
presage
vaticinate
forewarn
suspicion
portend
soothsay
apprehend
previse
auspicate
spae
adumbrate
brainstorm
psych out
put forward
have the feeling
have a feeling
contend
be convinced
venture
suggest
hazard
be of the conviction
perceive
premise
grant
dare-say
wonder
envisage
take as a hypothesis
muse
fathom
forebode
telegraph
ruminate
foreknow
foreshadow
predetermine
study
be inclined to think
see it coming
get the idea
see coming
count upon
cerebrate
go out on a limb
call it
call the turn
have a sneaking suspicion
take something read
take something as given
take something for granted
compass
in the cards
demonstrate
pretend
spark
dream
cook up
admit
moralizeUS
take it as read
view as
take for
estimate as
know
define
observe
see as being
set a figure on
think of as being
regard as being
look on as being
class as being
view as being
hold to be
interpret as
picture
omen
advance
propose
declare
submit
comment
remark
tip
foreshow
pick
select
chance
conceive to be
believe to be
feel to be
calculate to be
imagine to be
air
volunteer
propound
moot
plan for
signify
announce
bode
see handwriting on wall
forespell
tell in advance
warn of
crystal-ball divine
forespeak
halsen
reflect on
build castles in air
kick around
head trip
make guesses
make suppositions
form theories
run it up flagpole
chew over
beat one's brains
review
pipe-dream
dope
make a guess at
make an estimate of
jump to a conclusion
take a shot at
happen upon
take a stab at
characterizeUS
characteriseUK
describe
conceive of
pronounce
pontificate
sermonizeUS
preach
explain
editorializeUS
note
fall for
evoke
visualizeUS
espy
entertain
prevision
editorialiseUK
weigh in
foretaste
preknow
visualiseUK
forefeel
moraliseUK
sermoniseUK
milk
drag
wring
wrest
extort
pull
secure
evince
distillUS
crystal ball
bargain for
regard as likely
contemplate the possibility of
plan on
wait for
be prepared for
allow for
pre-empt
see in the cards
figure on
look for
watch for
bargain on
be hopeful of
reckon on
count chickens
have a hunch of
prepare for
think it likely
be afraid of
hope for
express an opinion
distilUK
bring forth
draw out
think out
bring out
come out
dwell
debate
mind
concentrate
brood
intellectualiseUK
stew
process
noodle around
put on one's thinking cap
use one's head
be lost in thought
lucubrate
rack one's brains
mull
logicalize
puzzle over
perpend
cudgel one's brains
sleep on it
sort out
ideate
intellectualizeUS
chew
be in a brown study
more ❯
“The commanding officer would decide that his soldier was indeed telling the truth.”
Verb
▲
To determine or dictate
influence
determine
dictate
affect
guide
inspire
motivate
prompt
arouse
bias
control
direct
regulate
sway
win over
channel
form
act upon
argue into
be recognized
bring to bear
carry weight
get at
have an effect on
have a part in
impact on
instigate
prevail
pull strings
rouse
rule
seduce
talk into
train
fashion
model
lead
design
steer
manipulate
jockey
style
order
pattern
categoriseUK
decorate
copy
emulate
imitate
categorizeUS
follow
define
develop
produce
create
frame
adapt
make
construct
devise
remodel
build
convert
grow
chart
choreograph
become
map out
lay out
more ❯
Verb
▲
Complete or agree on a finished and definitive version of
finaliseUK
finalizeUS
complete
settle
clinch
conclude
confirm
establish
resolve
seal
secure
agree
broker
consummate
finish
negotiate
perfect
polish
tie up
work out
wrap up
agree on
bring to a conclusion
sew up
hammer out
polish off
reach agreement on
reach terms on
set the seal on
shake hands
shake hands on
thrash out
wind up
come to terms on
firm up
put the finishing touches to
reach an agreement on
complete the arrangements for
put the icing on the cake
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause a profound effect
impact
affect
alter
change
abate
determine
govern
modify
shape
transform
reshape
exert influence
have an effect
have an influence
make an impression
touch
work
afflict
agitate
bias
impress
move
reach
bear on
bear upon
touch on
influence
upset
sway
strike
impassion
melt
soften
arouse
stimulate
grab
disquiet
excite
more ❯
Verb
▲
To intend or plan to do something
purpose
intend
aim
mean
plan
commit
expect
want
resolve
aspire
consider
contemplate
determine
look
meditate
propose
purport
have a mind
have in mind
have plans
have the intention
ponder
pursue
set one's sights on
set out
think of
bid for
commit yourself
have a mind to
have in view
make up one's mind
make up your mind
set your sights on
think to
work towards
intimate
imply
allude to
suggest
hint at
signify
get at
refer to
drive at
develop
craft
hatch
form
slate
invent
excogitate
brew
choreograph
brainstorm
shape
budget
detail
outline
map
fashion
represent
moldUS
blueprint
sketch
plan out
work out
think ahead
quarterback
map out
steer
rough out
fix up
sketch out
intrigue
chalk out
think out
trace
ready
scheme out
strategize about
figure out
fix to
rough in
make arrangements
lay in provisions
lay out
cook up
line up
block out
mouldUK
more ❯
Verb
▲
To command the doing of by one's authority
decree
command
order
dictate
ordain
rule
prescribe
proclaim
determine
direct
enact
pronounce
call
demand
establish
mandate
adjudge
enjoin
announce
authoriseUK
authorizeUS
compel
constrain
declare
force
impose
oblige
require
set
lay down
lay down the law
put one's foot down
read the riot act
run
regulate
dominate
handle
oversee
predominate
domineer
overlook
conduct
supervise
operate
steer
administer
superintend
oppress
organizeUS
conquer
administrate
steward
tend
preside over
organiseUK
legislate
requisition
overrule
tyrannizeUS
monopolizeUS
preponderate
monopoliseUK
tyranniseUK
have power over
have control of
exercise control over
have command over
have the upper hand over
be pre-eminent over
monitor
police
check
arrange
coordinate
keep
inspect
methodize
standardizeUS
moderate
temper
systematizeUS
systematiseUK
standardiseUK
legaliseUK
be responsible for
fit
rectify
keep a beady eye on
normalizeUS
normaliseUK
carry on
pull things together
keep a tab on
adapt
reconcile
square
check up on
classify
make conform
put in order
readjust
legalizeUS
keep tabs on
keep an eye on
discipline
work
utilizeUS
use
manipulate
maneuverUS
head
advise
pilot
quarterback
subject
subjugate
captain
bewield
modulate
boss
besteer
see
assure
bully
see to it
ensure
micromanage
ascertain
insure
be the boss
rule the roost
have someone in the palm of one's hand
be at the helm
hold the purse strings
call the shots
have something in the palm of one's hand
wear the trousers
be in the saddle
hegemonize
have authority over
be in the driving seat
pull the strings
have someone eating out of one's hand
be in charge of
have someone in one's hip pocket
be in control of
run things
reign over
have a hold over
puppeteer
hold the reins
head up
hold sway over
be in saddle
hold purse strings
run the show
push buttons
deal with
call the signals
utiliseUK
manoeuvreUK
more ❯
Verb
▲
To discover through studying or searching
ascertain
discover
learn
determine
establish
fix
confirm
settle
identify
verify
divine
fathom
see
deduce
diagnose
find
grasp
intuit
realiseUK
realizeUS
tell
appreciate
cognize
discern
perceive
recogniseUK
recognizeUS
register
savvy
understand
check
comprehend
get
descry
detect
make out
suss
twig
dig
peg
read
figure out
find out
work out
come to know
dig up
dig out
fathom out
ferret out
get to know
pin down
make certain of
pick up
suss out
become aware of
catch on to
check out
get on to
hit on
hit upon
make sure
root out
size up
make certain
scare up
scout up
track down
wise up
catch on
check up on
double-check
get a fix on
hunt down
hunt up
pick up on
run down
take in
turn up
dredge up
nose out
rout out
tumble to
cotton on to
latch on to
look-see
get down cold
get down pat
get the hang of
judge
clinch
be sure
know
be certain
know for certain
Verb
▲
To mark out the boundary or limits of
define
bound
demarcate
establish
circumscribe
delimit
determine
fix
limit
specify
classify
delineate
designate
identify
outline
settle
stipulate
demark
distinguish
prescribe
set
compass
confine
detail
mark
border
encircle
enclose
encompass
envelop
terminate
belt
curb
edge
flank
gird
girdle
rim
surround
verge
lay down
mark off
mark out
set out
fence in
stake out
wall in
set bounds to
set the boundaries of
set the limits of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To wish or desire for
want
choose
please
see fit
desire
like
wish
feel like
decide on
fancy
favorUS
favourUK
will
would like
be inclined toward
determine
elect
feel disposed to
incline toward
love
prefer
wish for
aspire
embrace
espouse
go for
opt for
select
settle upon
crave
covet
long for
thirst for
yearn for
aspire to
hunger for
hanker after
pine for
lust after
itch for
die for
spoil for
seek
desiderate
envy
dream of
hanker
ache for
hunger after
hanker for
sigh for
yen for
set one's heart on
lust for
care
feel
incline
think best
feel inclined to
long
have an inclination
have a mind to
begrudge
hope
salivate for
pant after
repine for
jones for
aim
dream
strive
set your heart on
have hots for
be consumed with desire for
pant for
would give your eyeteeth for
burn for
have eye on
have your eye on
beg
pine after
hope for
be bent on
cry out for
be in need of
pray for
have need of
look forward to
have one's heart set on
be desirous of
have a yen for
wish to have
have a fancy for
feel in need of
ask for
have a need for
lean towards
lean toward
care for
have a preference for
could do with
rather
require
feel inclined toward
endorse
take a shine to
welcome
have eyes for
have an urge for
take to
be turned on to
suggest
approve of
would rather
would sooner
take a liking to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make arrangements or preparations for
arrange
plan
organiseUK
organizeUS
schedule
determine
devise
fix
prepare
set
settle
blueprint
chart
choreograph
construct
design
frame
project
shape
tailor
adjust
budget
calculate
draughtUK
draftUS
establish
resolve
scheme
coordinate
direct
manage
quarterback
lay out
map out
scheme out
fix up
pencil in
prepare for
settle on
strategize about
agree on
get ready
work out
agree to
jack up
make plans for
set up
make arrangements for
make preparations for
set stage
shape up
iron out
come to an agreement
come to terms
make plans
come to terms about
pull things together
dispose of
Verb
▲
To determine or decide in advance
destine
fate
doom
ordain
appoint
design
devote
intend
predetermine
preordain
purpose
reserve
assign
decree
earmark
allot
consecrate
foredoom
foreordain
predestine
dedicate
determine
mark out
prearrange
preform
doom to
chance
issue
effect
predestinate
mean
consign
suit
make
condemn
sentence
judge
certain
threaten
sure
guaranteed
bound
assured
very likely
sound the death knell
plan
aim
propose
contemplate
aspire
expect
hope
wish
calculate
want
look
allow
scheme
envisage
purport
desire
go
meditate
have every intention
foresee
have the intention
be looking
be going
have plans
be determined
resolve
attempt
be resolved
have resolved
designate
be plotting
essay
try
connote
strive
plot
endeavourUK
indicate
think
endeavorUS
anticipate
have in view
set apart
think of
have set out
have in mind
look forward
hope to
have it in mind
figure on
aspire to
add up
set aside
more ❯
Verb
▲
To form a judgement in advance
prejudge
anticipate
forejudge
presume
presuppose
assume
posit
prejudicate
judge prematurely
jump to conclusions about
jump to conclusions
make a hasty assessment about
Verb
▲
Settle a matter
dispose of
chop
cut
determine
end
finish
settle
sort
attend to
cut off
deal with
knock off
mop up
polish off
put away
sort out
do the trick
take care of
complete
wrap up
finish off
see to
stop
halt
terminate
discontinue
break off
cease
drop
dissolve
axeUK
axUS
more ❯
Verb
▲
To design or plan an approach for a given task or project
develop
devise
brainstorm
draughtUK
draftUS
carve out
come up with
conceive
concoct
contrive
cook up
formulate
lay out
outline
put together
brew
bring
conjure up
draw up
dream up
drum up
hammer out
innovate
invent
make up
plan
plot
put up
start up
throw together
throw up
trump up
work on
arrange
coin
determine
envisage
envision
frame
hatch
imagine
model
picture
pioneer
ponder
project
ruminate
run up
spark
speculate
strategize
visualiseUK
visualizeUS
choreograph
get
obtain
spark off
carry out
churn out
cobble together
crank out
grind out
manufacture
tailor
thrash out
turn out
think of
think up
orchestrate
wangle
stage-manage
scheme
excogitate
improvise
bring about
effect
procure
cast about
cause to happen
handle
vamp up
forge
vamp
work out
make
move
hit upon
becast
whip up
more ❯
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