Decision
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of making up your mind about something
"The burden of decision was his"
"He drew his conclusions quickly"
(2) The trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
"A man of unusual decisiveness"
(3) A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
"A decision unfavorable to the opposition"
"His conclusion took the evidence into account"
"Satisfied with the panel's determination"
(4) The outcome of a game or contest
"The team dropped three decisions in a row"
(5) (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred
"Had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , in turn from , , from .
Noun
- A choice or judgement.
- It is the decision of the court that spoiling the endings of movies is protected as free speech.
- It's a tough decision, but I'll take vanilla.
- Firmness of conviction.
- After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision.
- A result arrived at by the judges (cf. knockout)
- He has won twice by knockout, once by decision.
Usage notes
Most often, to decide something is to a decision; however, other possibilities exist as well. Many verbs used with or , such as , , and can also be used with ; these serve to emphasize that the decision is the result of deliberation. Finally, some varieties of English prefer to a decision rather than one.- See Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take for uses and meaning of decision collocated with these words.