# deciding

Pronunciation: say "di-SY-ding" /dɪˈsaɪdɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of decide. — present participle and gerund of decide
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of decide. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _The board is deciding whether to relocate the factory._
   - _Deciding between the two offers took her a full week._

## Adjective

2. Producing, or capable of producing, the final outcome of something contested or unsettled.
   - Simple: Causing the final result and settling who wins or what happens.
   - _The deciding factor in their choice was the lower cost._
   - _A late penalty proved deciding in a tightly contested final._

## Noun

3. The process of coming to a decision or making up one's mind.
   - Simple: The act of choosing what to do.
   - _The deciding fell to the senior partners after weeks of debate._
   - _Quick deciding under pressure is a skill many leaders lack._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/deciding (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).