Decision I Make Dɪˈsɪʒn Made Decide Judgement Noun

• i think i've made the right decision.
• no decisions have yet been taken.
• we need a decision on this by next week.
• i will consult colleagues before making a final decision about how to proceed.

decision

Word Family

• decide verb
• decision noun (≠ indecision)
• decisive adjective (≠ indecisive)
• undecided adjective
1. a choice or judgement that you make after thinking and talking about what is the best thing to do
• I think I've made the right decision.
• No decisions have yet been taken.
• We need a decision on this by next week.
• I will consult colleagues before making a final decision about how to proceed.
• We must come to a decision about what to do next.
• We finally reached a decision (= decided after some difficulty).
• Who made the decision to go ahead with the project?
• Choosing a college is a big decision for students and their families.
• a difficult/tough/hard decision
• It is almost impossible for the average person to make an informed decision (= one based on evidence).
• The government plans to appeal the decision in the High Court.
• to reverse/overturn a decision on appeal
• The editor's decision is final.

Extra Examples

• a decision on her future
• Her parents respected her decision not to marry.
• I didn't want to influence his decision.
• Nobody has the authority to overrule his decision.
• plans to challenge this decision in the High Court
• She defended her decision not to give him the job.
• The management committee upheld her decision to fire two of her staff.
• I had to make a snap decision about what to do with the money.
• We need a firm decision by Friday.
• She now faces the toughest decision of her life.
• I need more facts before I can make an informed decision.
• Key decisions are always taken by the editor.
• Presidents must make momentous life-and-death decisions while in office.
• In a landmark decision, the court agreed to hear evidence from twenty years earlier.
• The decision is irreversible.
• In the end, the decision to scrap the project was unanimous.
• It's decision time, and deciding is difficult.
• The committee will give us their decision tomorrow.
2. the process of deciding something
• The moment of decision had arrived.
• The power of decision remained with the directors.
• The most persuasive talker often dominates the decision process.
3. the ability to decide something clearly and quickly
• OPPOSITE indecision
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/indecision
• This is not a job for someone who lacks decision.
4. to not decide or make a judgement about something until a later time
• I'd prefer to reserve judgement until I know all the facts.
• Three judges have decided to reserve their decision until a later date.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Latin decisio(n-), from decidere ‘determine’, from de- ‘off’ + caedere ‘cut’.