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{
"term": "decision",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a choice or judgement that you make after thinking and talking about what is the best thing to do",
"sensetop": "decision on somethingdecision about somethingdecision to do something",
"labels": "(British English)(British English)(North American English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I think I've **made **the right **decision**."
},
{
"text": "No **decisions** have yet been **taken**."
},
{
"text": "We need a decision on this by next week.",
"contextForm": "decision on something"
},
{
"text": "I will consult colleagues before making a **final decision** about how to proceed.",
"contextForm": "decision about something"
},
{
"text": "We must **come to a decision** about what to do next."
},
{
"text": "We finally **reached a decision** *(= decided after some difficulty)*."
},
{
"text": "Who made the decision to go ahead with the project?",
"contextForm": "decision to do something"
},
{
"text": "Choosing a college is a **big decision **for students and their families."
},
{
"text": "a **difficult/tough/hard **decision"
},
{
"text": "It is almost impossible for the average person to make an **informed decision** *(= one based on evidence)*."
},
{
"text": "The government plans to **appeal against the decision** in the High Court."
},
{
"text": "to **appeal the decision**"
},
{
"text": "to reverse/overturn a decision on appeal"
},
{
"text": "The editor's decision is final."
},
{
"text": "a decision on her future"
},
{
"text": "Her parents respected her decision not to marry."
},
{
"text": "I didn't want to influence his decision."
},
{
"text": "Nobody has the authority to overrule his decision."
},
{
"text": "plans to challenge this decision in the High Court"
},
{
"text": "She defended her decision not to give him the job."
},
{
"text": "The management committee upheld her decision to fire two of her staff."
},
{
"text": "I had to make a snap decision about what to do with the money."
},
{
"text": "We need a firm decision by Friday."
},
{
"text": "She now faces the toughest decision of her life."
},
{
"text": "I need more facts before I can make an informed decision."
},
{
"text": "Key decisions are always taken by the editor."
},
{
"text": "Presidents must make momentous life-and-death decisions while in office."
},
{
"text": "In a landmark decision, the court agreed to hear evidence from twenty years earlier."
},
{
"text": "The decision is irreversible."
},
{
"text": "In the end, the decision to scrap the project was unanimous."
},
{
"text": "It's decision time, and deciding is difficult."
},
{
"text": "The committee will give us their decision tomorrow."
}
],
"topics": ["Preferences and decisions"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "crucial", "fateful"],
"verb + decision": ["arrive at", "come to", "make"],
"decision + noun": ["process", "time"],
"preposition": ["decision about", "decision on"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the process of deciding something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The moment of decision had arrived."
},
{
"text": "The power of decision remained with the directors."
},
{
"text": "The most persuasive talker often dominates the decision process."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the ability to decide something clearly and quickly",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This is not a job for someone who lacks decision."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to not decide or make a judgement about something until a later time",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'd prefer to reserve judgement until I know all the facts."
},
{
"text": "Three judges have decided to reserve their decision until a later date."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈsɪʒn/",
"audio": "de/decision/decision__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈsɪʒn/",
"audio": "de/decision/decision__us_4.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin decisio(n-), from decidere ‘determine’, from de- ‘off’ + caedere ‘cut’."
}