{
    "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’."
}