noun

decision

dih-SIHZHN

noun

A choice or judgment made after considering the options.

"Choosing a career was the hardest decision she'd ever made."

"The board reached its decision after a long meeting."

Firmness and confidence in acting or judging.

"He spoke with real decision, leaving no room for doubt."

How to Use Decision

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA choice that has been made, or the act of making that choice.

Common pairings

make a decision reach a decision a difficult decision final decision

decisioned past tense, decisions plural, decisions singular

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From Latin decisio, "a cutting off, a settling," from decidere, "to decide."

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