decision

B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the process of making up your mind about something.

n. the action or process of deciding something. Often uncountable when referring to the abstract process.

日本語:決定※

“The decision of the winner took the judges a long time.”

“The decision of the case rested entirely on the testimony of the final witness, whose evidence proved to be indisputable.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Formal

n. the ability to make choices quickly and stay sure about them.

n. the quality of being firm, resolute, or determined. Uncountable in this sense.

日本語:決断※

“The manager acted with great decision to solve the crisis.”

“She lacked the decision required to lead a team through such a volatile period of corporate restructuring.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Sports

n. a result in a sport like boxing where judges pick the winner because there was no knockout.

n. a result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of a contest. Common in combat sports.

“The champion won the fight by a split decision after twelve rounds.”

“Despite the challenger's aggressive start, the champion retained his title through a unanimous decision based on superior technical precision.”

C2 · Proficiency Sports Technical

v. to beat an opponent in a sport by getting more points from the judges.

v. to defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges rather than by a knockout or submission. Transitive use.

“The young boxer managed to decision the veteran in a close match.”

“He was able to decision his opponent by consistently landing cleaner strikes throughout the final three rounds of the tournament.”