Overview of noun deciding

The noun deciding has 1 sense

• decision making, deciding -- (the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making")

Overview of verb decide

The verb decide has 4 senses

• decide, make up one's mind, determine -- (reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations")


• decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate -- (bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance")


• decide -- (cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!")


• decide -- (influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election")

Overview of adj deciding

The adj deciding has 1 sense

• deciding, determinant, determinative, determining -- (having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle")