Decision
/dɪˈsɪʒn̩/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of deciding. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of making up your mind about something wordnet
- 3 A choice or judgement. countable, uncountable
"It is the decision of the court that movies are protected as free speech."
- 4 the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose wordnet
- 5 Firmness of conviction. uncountable
"After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision."
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- 6 a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration wordnet
- 7 A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest. countable, uncountable
"He has won twice by knockout, once by decision."
- 8 the outcome of a game or contest wordnet
- 9 A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher. countable, uncountable
- 10 (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred wordnet
Verb
- 1 To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout
Example
More examples"That was probably what influenced their decision."
Etymology
Derived from Middle French, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōnis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”).