English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Decisive Pronunciation
Decisive is pronounced di-SY-siv, IPA /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/.
di-SY-siv
US /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ · UK /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/
Syllables: di · SY · siv (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Able to settle matters quickly, or settling a question once and for all.
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Decisive in a Sentence
- The second goal was decisive.
- She is decisive in a way committees rarely are.
- The letter proved decisive at the hearing.
Common Mispronunciations of Decisive
Not DE-si-siv
The middle beat is the loud one, and decide and decision agree with it however else they differ.
Not di-SY-syv
An ive ending stays weak, rhyming with give rather than with hive.
Tip: The noun built on it is decisiveness, four beats with the weight still in the same place.
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