Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of decision
"The final decisions regarding the project budget were announced at yesterday's meeting."
In plain English: Decisions are choices you make about what to do or what to think.
"The team argued over their decisions for weeks before finally agreeing on a plan."
Usage: Use decisions to refer to two or more separate choices made by someone, such as life decisions or business decisions. Avoid using it to describe a single choice, which should remain the singular form "decision."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decision
"He always makes difficult decisions quickly, never hesitating to choose a path forward."
In plain English: To make decisions means to choose what you will do after thinking about your options.
"The manager decided to hire a new employee after reviewing all the applications."
Usage: There is no verb form of "decision"; it is strictly a noun. To describe the act of choosing, use the verbs decide or decided instead.
Derived from Latin decisionem, the plural form originates from decidere meaning "to cut off" or "to decide." It entered English via Old French to describe an act of making a final choice.