decisive

«decisive» in Mova's school dictionary: Decisive describes a person who can make decisions… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (decisive, more decisive, most decisive); adverb (decisively)

meaning for a pupil

1) Decisive describes a person who can make decisions quickly and firmly. tree →

2) Decisive means having the biggest effect on the result: «the decisive goal», «a decisive moment». tree →

3) Decisive means clear, with no doubt: «a decisive victory». tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories leaders and heroes are decisive; in sports and history the «decisive battle» or «decisive goal» settled the result. Phrases: «decisive moment», «decisive role», «act decisively».

examples

• Our captain is decisive and makes quick plans. tree →
• Her goal in the last minute was decisive. tree →
• The battle was decisive and ended the war. tree →
• Be decisive: pick a book and start reading! tree →
• He acted decisively and called for help. tree →
• Winning 10–0 was a decisive victory. tree →

note

Opposite: «indecisive» (unable to decide). Related: decide, decision. Not «decisive» = cutting; that is «incisive».

Trees and pragmatics

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