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decision Noun

— a decision is a sudden thought, with purpose, before someone does something. After a person makes a decision, the person has knowledge about a thing the person will do. After much thought, the person made a decision to go to the meeting. A person sees two roads. The person needs to go on one road or the other. The person makes a decision and goes on one of the roads. — A decision is the end of a process in a committee. After a committee makes a decision, a record in writing says the important thing. After much discussion, the committee made an important decision about insurance.

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as Preposition

— A word that is used to compare two things that are equal. As you know, we need more workers. I baked the cake as my mother used to. The room looks just as it did when I was a child. The speech, as he remembered it, was very powerful. Interesting as it seems, I don't think I'll get it. He was as big as a mountain. — A word that is used to show that two things happened at the same time. Just as I went out, it started to rain. We sleep as the world turns in darkness. — A word that is used to show why something happens. As I couldn't understand French, I didn't watch the film.

as Adverb

— A word that is used to compare two things that are equal. (Used before adjectives) You are younger than I am, but nearly as tall. This is not as good as it was last time.

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to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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costs

— noun pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

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