phrasal verb · neutral
make a decision
/meɪk ə dɪˈsɪʒən/make a de·CI·sion
speakingtask2
to choose something after thinking about it
Examples
“It's important to make a decision based on reliable evidence.”
“He made a difficult decision to move abroad.”
“In Task 2 you should make a decision and support it with reasons.”
Band 8 sentence
“After weighing the evidence, the committee made a decisive decision to fund the research.”
Collocations
- make a decision + to infinitive
- make a quick/firm decision
Word family
decide verbdecision nounmake a decision phrase
Common mistakes
make decision→make a decision
do a decision→make a decision
Say it for a higher band
5decide→6make decision→7+make a decision
Synonyms
decide
choose
Easily confused
decide
“She decided to accept the offer after thinking about it.”
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