Deciding
/dɪˈsaɪ.dɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of making a decision. uncountable, usually
"She saw to my meals; but the what and the when and the how of our eating was always controlled by her own decidings."
- 2 the cognitive process of reaching a decision wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of decide form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Resulting, having resulted, or having the potential to result in a decision or conclusion.
"The cost turned out to be the deciding factor in our final choice."
Adjective
- 1 having the power or quality of deciding wordnet
Example
More examples"The discrepancy between the stories of the two parties involved in the accident was so great that the authorities had a hard time deciding which side was telling the truth."