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   [verb + WH/whether + infinitive] I have a cold, and I can't decide whether I should stay home or go to work. [ verb + WH/whether/if + clause ] We asked a trusted mutual friend to decide our dispute. It's up to the judges to decide the winner of the contest.

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   There are, however, several other kinds of verbs, and you use them all the time. One very common verb variety is the linking verb. A linking verb (also called a copula) connects a subject with an adjective or noun (or an adjective phrase or noun phrase) that describes or identifies that subject.

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   Nov 9, 2012 · The meaning of DECIDE is to make a final choice or judgment about. How to use decide in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decide.

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   A main verb is a verb which carries lexical meaning and may be used on its own without another verb; the term is usually used in contrast with auxiliary verb. For example, have is a main verb in ‘They have a lovely house’, where it means ‘own, possess’ and is not used to support another verb.

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   Jul 30, 2022 · When one is trying to say that someone has made a decision to do (or not to do) something, is this way of using the verb "to decide" valid or correct?

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   Decide; Expect; Manage; Need; Offer; Plan; Prove; Refuse; Want; Wish; The verb in the following example sentences is italicized, and the infinitive is bolded: I decided to go to a movie. He expected to obtain reliable results. She offered to help. 2. The infinitive is also used after certain verb + direct object structures. Some verbs that use ...

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   What is decide verb?

   • Definition of decide verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to think carefully about the different possibilities that are available and choose one of them It's up to you to decide. You will have to decide soon. I can't tell you what to do—you'll have to decide for yourself.

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   What does decide mean in law?

   • [transitive, intransitive] (law) to make an official or legal judgement decide something The case will be decided by a jury. decide for/in favour of somebody | decide in somebody’s favour The Appeal Court decided in their favour. decide against somebody It is always possible that the judge may decide against you.

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   How do you identify a specific verb?

   • Lacking any clear way to pinpoint a specific verb, we just sort of give up and decide that it modifies the first verb, ’cause that’s closest. If that doesn’t work, we might try with the last verb instead, which sort of ‘wraps up’ the whole chain of verbs and is usually the most semantically salient one.

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   What is the basic form of a verb?

   • The basic form is called the infinitive. Picture it as the verb with no makeup, in jeans and a t-shirt. It's the stripped-down form, like yodel or go. Verbs claim most of the territory for expressing when things happen, and they take on different forms, called tenses, to do this. Sometimes the form is simply the infinitive.

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   What are the different types of verbs?

   • There are, however, several other kinds of verbs, and you use them all the time. One very common verb variety is the linking verb. A linking verb (also called a copula) connects a subject with an adjective or noun (or an adjective phrase or noun phrase) that describes or identifies that subject.

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   What is a main verb?

   • A main verb is a verb which carries lexical meaning and may be used on its own without another verb; the term is usually used in contrast with auxiliary verb. For example, have is a main verb in ‘They have a lovely house’, where it means ‘own, possess’ and is not used to support another verb.

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   Definition of decide verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to think carefully about the different possibilities that are available and choose one of them. It's up to you to decide. You will have to decide soon. I can't tell you what to do—you'll have to decide for yourself.