deciding
- noun
- /dɪˈsaɪdɪŋ/
- The process of deciding which university to attend took her weeks of careful consideration.
And that led us to deciding that we are ripping out everything.
- And that led us to deciding that we are ripping out everything.
- So the challenge with this is I think deciding what kind of tools I want.
- How did you go about deciding which areas to put barriers on?
- Your judgement is playing a major role in deciding what's going on.
- And I think that was a lot of it was deciding that I could.
- There is a possibility of deciding for what is moral.
- But yeah, that was like me deciding fuck this.
Examples
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SPEND HALF YOUR MORNING DECIDING
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>> 'CAUSE THEN YOU COULDN'T SPEND HALF YOUR MORNING DECIDING >> 'CAUSE THEN YOU COULDN'T SPEND HALF YOUR MORNING DECIDING
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After much deciding, they finally chose the red car over the blue one.
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His deciding factor in the election was the candidate's stance on education.
Synonyms
A way of thinking in a clear, logical order to form a conclusion
The person or thing chosen for a specific purpose
Choosing what to do after thinking about options
Careful and calm thought or discussion before deciding
Deciding firmly what to do
A series of steps people follow to make a choice in a group or organization
Choosing one action from several options
Thinking about facts to form an opinion or make a decision
Antonyms
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deciding comes from Latin parts de- 'off' and caedere 'to cut'. Think of it as 'cutting away' other choices until one remains, which is why deciding means the process of choosing.