Modesisyon

to decide; to make a decisionverb

Alternative meanings

To decide; to choose between options; to make a decision about something.

Pronunciation

moh-deh-SIS-yohn

Root and affixes

Related to desisyon, an established loanword for “decision.” Forms: modesisyon, midesisyon, pagdesisyon.

Variants or conjugations

desisyon; midesisyon; modesisyon; pagdesisyon

Related words and expressions

pili; hunahuna; plano; option; result

Meaning and usage notes

Modesisyon is common in modern speech. For “to choose,” pili may be more direct; for “decision,” desisyon.