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реши́ться

verb, perfective
Partner реша́ться
somewhat often used word (#2020)

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decide

Also: make a decision

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be decided

Also: come to an end

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Я не реши́лся сказа́ть об э́том Тому. I didn't have the heart to tell Tom about that.
Я не реши́лась оста́вить ребёнка. I didn't dare to leave the baby.
Он наде́ялся, что пробле́ма реши́тся сама́ собой. He hoped the problem would solve itself.
Он реши́лся никогда больше её не встреча́ть. He was determined never to meet her again.
Он не мог реши́ться вы́стрелить в оле́ня. He couldn't bring himself to shoot the deer.
Он реши́лся. He made up his mind.
Том, одино́кий и поки́нутый, стоя на ле́вом кра́ю предложе́ния, не мог реши́ться пры́гнуть вниз, чтобы поко́нчить со всей э́той исто́рией. Tom, alone, bent over the left edge of the sentence, was hesitating to jump, to put an end to all this story.
Пробле́ма реши́лась сама́ собой. The problem resolved itself.
Том наконец реши́лся жени́ться на Мэри. Tom finally made up his mind to marry Mary.
Пе́ред тем как реши́ться на брак, ты должна́ посове́товаться с роди́телями. Before you make a decision about your marriage, you should have a consultation with your parents.