decide upon
B1 formal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To choose something — this is just a more formal way of saying 'decide on'.
Meanings
1 B1 formal
To make a final, considered choice between options.
"After much deliberation, the board decided upon a new CEO."
"She had decided upon a course of action."
— Jane Austen, Persuasion (1817)
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Interchangeable with 'decide on' but sounds more formal or old-fashioned. More common in written English than in speech. Particularly found in legal, literary, and official texts.
Commonly used with
course of action strategy plan name verdict approach
Forms
Base
decide upon
I/you/we/they
3rd person
decides upon
he/she/it
Past simple
decided upon
yesterday
Past participle
decided upon
have + pp
-ing form
deciding upon
continuous
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