{
    "term": "decisive",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "very important for the final result of a particular situation",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **decisive factor/victory/battle**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Climate was a decisive factor in establishing where the tournament should be held."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has **played a decisive role** in the peace negotiations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **decisive step** *(= an important action that will change a situation)* towards a cleaner environment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is the chief executive's opinion which is ultimately decisive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Gettysburg was the decisive battle of the Civil War."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Morrison scored the decisive goal in the 75th minute of the game."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove"],
                "adverb": ["potentially", "ultimately"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "able to decide something quickly and with confidence",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "decisive management"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government must take **decisive action** on gun control."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/",
                "audio": "de/decisive/decisive__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/",
                "audio": "de/decisive/decisive__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from French décisif, -ive, from medieval Latin decisivus, from decis- ‘determined’, from the verb decidere ‘determine’, from de- ‘off’ + caedere ‘cut’."
}