deciding : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deciding	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deciding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deciding adj having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" Synonym(s): deciding(a), determinant, determinative, determining(a) n the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" Synonym(s): decision making, deciding
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decide \De*cide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deciding}.] [L. dec[c6]dere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. d[82]cider. Cf. {Decision}.] 1. To cut off; to separate. [Obs.] Our seat denies us traffic here; The sea, too near, decides us from the rest. --Fuller. 2. To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle. So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. --1 Kings xx. 40. The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then. --Shak.