Definitions for deciding
dɪˈsaɪ dɪŋde·cid·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decision making, decidingadjective

   the cognitive process of reaching a decision

   "a good executive must be good at decision making"

2. deciding(a), determinant, determinative, determining(a)adjective

   having the power or quality of deciding

   "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"

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1. deciding

   Deciding is the act of making a choice or coming to a resolution after careful thought and consideration of various options or possibilities. It involves analyzing the potential outcomes or consequences associated with each option and then selecting the one that appears most desirable or beneficial based on those evaluations. It is a cognitive process characterized by the selection of a belief or a course of action among several possibilities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Deciding

   of Decide

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'deciding' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4669

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce deciding?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say deciding in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deciding in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deciding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of deciding in a Sentence

1. Eric Artrip:

   We look forward to discussing this case with the Judges who will be deciding it and ultimately letting a jury decide this matter, it has essentially devastated her life.

2. Mark Zuckerberg:

   When we were deciding whether to go to end-to-end encryption across the different apps, this was one of the things that just weighed the most heavily on me.

3. Neil Young:

   I am changing my mind about suing President Trump. Reconsidering. Im looking at it again, there is a long history to consider and I originally considered it, deciding not to pursue. But then President Trump ordered thugs in uniform onto our streets. President Trump idea. President Trump ordered it President Trump. This all DJT.

4. So Katie:

   When we were deciding whether to meet up or not, I told Dalton I'd rather be happy -- like really, really happy -- for five years of my life and die sooner than be mediocre happy and live for twenty years, that was definitely something I had to think about, but when you have those feelings, you just know.

5. Laura Kelly:

   I think my first thought was, 'For crying out loud, what century is this?' there was no suggestion that men needed any help deciding what to put on in the morning.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deciding
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deciding
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=deciding