He is decided vs He has decided

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'He is decided' is not commonly used in English and may sound awkward. 'He has decided' is the more common and natural way to express that someone has made a decision.

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He is decided

This phrase is not commonly used in English and may sound awkward.

'He is decided' is not a common way to express that someone has made a decision. It may be confusing or unclear to native English speakers.

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He is decided on what the Linklater jury shall now hear from him.
The Doctor, being the impatient maverick he is, decided he had to steal one for himself.
My guess is he's decided to call attention to it.
Which is when he decided to rescue Buck from the compound and bring him on tour.
Which is why he decided to sit this one out and not report you missing.
Which is when he decided to rescue Buck from the compound and bring him on tour.
I am leaving with a commendation from the warden about my dedicated service to this institution, and a press release about how sad he is that I have decided to devote myself to politics and possibly motherhood full-time.
Nothing is decided until everything is decided.
It is something that is decided in advance.
I understand Pete's objections, but I will do whatever is decided.
The annual amount is decided within that annual budgetary procedure.
In this case, the disciplinary measure is decided by the Director himself.
That is how the order is decided.
In my opinion, the outcome is decided.
The mechanisms would apply until the outcome of that WTO procedure is decided.
The Commission is prepared to undertake this task if that is what is decided.
And that's how life is decided in America.
Everyone's home, just waiting, as the future is decided in New York.
Victory or defeat is decided amongst men
If it is decided to move our armies into Greece.

Alternatives:

he has made a decision
he has come to a decision
he has reached a decision
he has settled on a decision
he has chosen

He has decided

This phrase is the more common and natural way to express that someone has made a decision.

'He has decided' is the correct and commonly used way to indicate that someone has made a decision. It is clear and easily understood by native English speakers.

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He has decided to supply you with the capital you need to buy controlling interest in Ewing Global when your I.P.O. happens.
But dad does not smoke! he has decided to try.
And he has decided to have us perform at his bar Mitzvah!
And because I sleep on a bed of Grammys, he has decided to hire me to produce it.
Seeing as how our emperor is a fair and generous man, he has decided to give the slaves a fighting chance.
And Mr. Baylor still has rights, which he has decided to exercise.
And he has decided to treat them as if they were trilobites, or snails, and to do a morphological analysis, and try to derive their genealogical history over time.
"Each one must give as he has decided in his heart," - "not reluctantly or under compulsion."
"Each one must give as he has decided in his heart,"
He absconded to the United States where he has decided to stay and has not come back to face the consequences of his action, even despite warrants from Interpol.
He has decided to put these matters in order if the working party set up by the Bureau does not achieve anything.
He has decided it's all my fault.
He has decided to levy a tax on the lives of richest people on earth.
Think he has decided to pull back?
As one of Liam Hyland's many satisfied constituents all I would like to say to the House is that I too am sad that he has decided to hang up his spurs in this House.
To increase the prospects of an early agreement between Parliament and the Council, he has decided in the main not to reinstate the amendments rejected or not taken over in full by the Council.
He has decided he needs my expertise.
In his statement read by a spokesman, the Senator said he has decided... to end his political aspirations and enter the private sector.

Alternatives:

he made a decision
he came to a decision
he reached a decision
he settled on a decision
he chose

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