Undecided Meaning
/ˌʌndɪˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOpen and not yet settled or determined.
adjUncommitted, not having reached a decision.
Sentence Examples
It is still undecided when we will begin.
The lawsuit remains undecided.
He seemed undecided whether to go or stay.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The committee could not reach a conclusion, so the decision remains ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She is still ____ about which university to attend, as she has received several very attractive offers this month today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English undecided, equivalent to un- + decided.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"First, you say, you do
And then you don't
And then you say, you will
And then you won't
You're undecided now
So what are you gonna do?
Now you want to play
And then it's no
And when you say, you'll stay
That's when you go
You're undecided now
So what are you gonna do?"
— 1939, “Undecided”, performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb and his Orchestra:
"Perot was witty and comfortable in his own skin, which I thought would reassure his supporters and perhaps sway some of the undecided voters."
— 2005, Bill Clinton, My Life, →ISBN, page 439:
"But she’s on text chains with scores of Jewish voters in this swing state who are still undecided and open to arguments from Republicans aggressively pursuing them."
— 2024 October 22, Dana Bash and Courtney Pence, “In battleground Pennsylvania, undecided Jewish voters could help swing the election”, in CNN:
"The real drama came as these two camps fought for undecideds, who literally found themselves in the middle."
— 2008 February 17, Jennifer Finney Boylan, “At the Maine Caucuses, a Tough Nut to Crack”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:
"[…] but that is a highly flawed procedure if the undecideds differ in major ways from the decideds."
— 2016, Herb Asher, Polling and the Public: What Every Citizen Should Know:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The committee could not reach a conclusion, so the decision remains ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She is still ____ about which university to attend, as she has received several very attractive offers this month today.