decide
verb (used with object)
to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side.
was deciding
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past progressiveof decide.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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As it turned out, Heumann was deciding that very day who should direct a movie of her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
When your husband was deciding to split his premarital assets, it was good of him to keep you in the loop.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
What changed everything, she said, was deciding to say yes to every invitation that came her way, like coffee with a neighbor and joining a book club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
The case was deciding on whether Skat was deceived into paying the tax refunds, as it had claimed.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
He was deciding what to do, but I knew something he did not: that the decision had already been made, and what he was doing now was just the long work of justifying it.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
