decide
verb (used with object)
to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side.
were 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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Mohammed, a local taxi driver and Ceuta resident, said he believed that many of the migrants were deciding to return to Morocco because they expected better conditions in the enclave.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
It said the suspects were co-operating with the investigation and authorities were deciding on charges as well as pre-trial detention.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
To narrow down what seemed like countless possibilities when we were deciding, here are the steps we went through to go from clueless to confident.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 29, 2025
It was, specifically, a retention election, which means voters were deciding whether to give three judges another 10-year term or schedule another election.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2025
“Sister Benedicta,” he persisted, “when they were deciding whether to put the baby here, was it the ex-lord chancellor who decided? Lord Nugent?”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
