覚かく悟ごを決きめる

expression, ichidan verb

prepare oneself for the worst; resolve oneself; steel one's resolve

Used when someone braces themselves for a difficult or unpleasant outcome, often with a sense of determination. Similar to 腹を括る (はらをくくる), but 覚悟を決める emphasizes mental preparation more than decisive action.

See also: 腹をくくる

• 彼かれは失しっ敗ぱいを覚かく悟ごを決きめて、新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうに挑ちょう戦せんした。

  He prepared himself for failure and took on the new business venture.

• 手しゅ術じゅつの前まえに、患かん者じゃは覚かく悟ごを決きめなければならなかった。

  Before the surgery, the patient had to steel their resolve.