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
Many countries were deciding to increase their sovereign autonomy, Carney said on Thursday, the first time a Canadian prime minister has addressed parliament in Canberra in almost 20 years.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Then when we were deciding who reports him, it was just very obvious that it needed to be Wrigley because it’s the last person Stephen expects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 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
“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
