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.

Examples of decide on/upon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last month, as members of the Security Council met to decide on an extension of the mandate of the U.N. political mission in office, some members expressed frustrations over the lack of clarity on a way forward. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025

On Monday, the president said during a press conference that his administration will soon decide on the rescheduling proposal. —A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Mass protests erupted across Israel as the country’s security cabinet was meeting to decide on a full reoccupation of Gaza, a move that would mark a major escalation of the war. —Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025

If the states can’t agree, there is a chance that the secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may decide on his own how to balance the reservoirs and how much water to deliver out of them. —Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025