decision

«decision» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a choice you make after thinking about what to do: a hard… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (decision, decisions)

meaning for a pupil

1) A decision is a choice you make after thinking about what to do: a hard decision. tree →

2) Decision (uncountable) is the ability to decide quickly and firmly. tree →

3) In sport, a decision is the referee's or judge's ruling. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Joel it means the judgment of God upon the nations, in the "valley of decision." Interpretation: Tradition reads Joel's valley as the place where God will judge the nations at the end of days. In the primary lessons: At school, pupils learn to make good decisions: think about the choices, the results for yourself and others, and whether it is safe and kind; class votes reach a decision together. In maths, decision trees and flowcharts show choices step by step («Is the number even? Yes / No»). In stories, a character's decision often changes the plot. Phrases: make a decision, a big decision, a hard decision, come to a decision, the final decision, decision-making.

examples

• Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! (Prophets JOL.4.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. (Prophets JOL.4.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• I have to make a decision: football or swimming? tree →
• It was a hard decision to give away my old toys. tree →
• The class voted and came to a decision. tree →
• The referee's decision was final. tree →
• Think about the results before you make a decision. tree →
• Moving house was a big decision for our family. tree →
• Use a decision tree to sort the animals. tree →
• They agreed to appoint Momus as judge, and to abide by his decision. tree →

note

Countable: decisions. Verb: decide; adjective: decisive. Say «make a decision», not «do a decision» or «take» in American English («take a decision» is used in British English). Spelling: deci-sion with «s», not «t».

In the corpora

• Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
• For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
• Bailiffs can collect money owed only after a court decision and many warnings, under strict rules, and cannot take essentials.
• So enjoy the help, keep the decisions about people for yourself, and check the facts that matter.
• Bots can be tricked by clever words, so they need testing, and important decisions need people.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «decision» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.