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Definition of 'resolve'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) resolve
to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine.

2.  resolve
to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break up (usu. fol. by into).

3.  resolve
to reduce or convert by, or as if by, breaking up (usu. fol. by to or into).

4.  resolve
to convert or transform by any process (often used reflexively).

5.  resolve
to reduce by mental analysis (often fol. by into).

6.  resolve
to settle, determine, or state formally in a vote or resolution, as of a deliberative assembly.

7.  resolve
to deal with (a question, controversy, etc.) conclusively; settle.

8.  resolve
to clear away or dispel (doubts, fears, etc.); answer.

9.  resolve
to bring about the resolution of (the plot elements of a play, novel, or other literary work).

10.  resolve
to cause (a voice part or the harmony as a whole) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.

11.  resolve
to separate (a racemic mixture) into optically active components.

12.  resolve
to separate and make visible the individual parts of (an image); distinguish between.

13.  resolve
to cause (swellings, inflammation, etc.) to disappear without suppuration.

14. (v.i.) resolve
to come to a determination; make up one's mind (often fol. by on or upon).

15.  resolve
to break up or disintegrate.

16.  resolve
to be reduced or changed by breaking up, analysis, or the like (usu. fol. by to or into).

17.  resolve
to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.

18. (n.) resolve
a resolution or determination made, as to follow some course of action.

19.  resolve
firmness of purpose or intent; determination.

Etymology: (1325–75; ME (v.) < L resolvere to unfasten, loosen, release =re-re - +solvere to loosen; cf. solve)

Definition of 'resolve'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
the trait of being resolute
"his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"

2. (verb) resolution, declaration, resolve
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

3. (verb) decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
bring to an end; settle conclusively
"The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

4. (verb) conclude, resolve
reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

5. (verb) purpose, resolve
reach a decision
"he resolved never to drink again"

6. (verb) answer, resolve
understand the meaning of
"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"

7. (verb) resolve
make clearly visible
"can this image be resolved?"

8. (verb) resolve, solve
find the solution
"solve an equation"; "solve for x"

9. (verb) dissolve, resolve, break up
cause to go into a solution
"The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

Definition of 'resolve'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) resolve
to find a solution to a problem
We resolved the issues fairly quickly.

2. resolve
to decide what to do
The committee has resolved to look into the matter.; I resolved never to speak to my parents again.

3. (noun) resolve
determination
my resolve to reduce my carbon footprint

Definition of 'resolve'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) resolve
the act of resolving or making clear; resolution; solution

2. (noun) resolve
that which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution

3. (verb) resolve
to separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve

4. (verb) resolve
to reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- said of complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel; to explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; as, to resolve a riddle

5. (verb) resolve
to cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain

6. (verb) resolve
to determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event

7. (verb) resolve
to express, as an opinion or determination, by resolution and vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; -- followed by a clause; as, the house resolved (or, it was resolved by the house) that no money should be apropriated (or, to appropriate no money)

8. (verb) resolve
to change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole

9. (verb) resolve
to solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to find the answer to, or the result of

10. (verb) resolve
to dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor

11. (verb) resolve
to let the tones (as of a discord) follow their several tendencies, resulting in a concord

12. (verb) resolve
to relax; to lay at ease

13. (verb) resolve
to be separated into its component parts or distinct principles; to undergo resolution

14. (verb) resolve
to melt; to dissolve; to become fluid

15. (verb) resolve
to be settled in opinion; to be convinced

16. (verb) resolve
to form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine after reflection; as, to resolve on a better course of life

Translation of 'resolve'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make a firm decision (to do something) I've resolved to stop smoking.
Afrikaans: besluit	Arabic: يُصَمِّم	Bulgarian: решавам
Brazilian: resolver	Czech: rozhodnout se	German: beschließen
Danish: sætte sig for	Greek: αποφασίζω, παίρνω απόφαση	Spanish: tomar la decisión de, res
Estonian: otsustama	Farsi: تصمیم گرفتن	Finnish: päättää
French: prendre la résolution de	Hebrew: לִפתוֹר	Hindi: निश्चय करना
Croatian: odlučiti	Hungarian: (el)határoz	Indonesian: memutuskan
Icelandic: ákveða	Italian: decidere	Japanese: 決意する
Korean: 결심하다	Lithuanian: apsispręsti	Latvian: apņemties; izlemt
Malay: keputusan tegar	Dutch: besluiten	Norwegian: beslutte
Polish: postanowić	Persian: تصمیم گرفتن	Pashto: بيلول، تجزيه كول، تحليلول
Portuguese: resolver	Romanian: a lua o hotărâre	Russian: решать
Slovak: rozhodnúť sa	Slovenian: odločiti (se)	Serbian: rešiti
Swedish: besluta sig för, föresätt	Thai: ตัดสินใจแน่วแน่	Turkish: karar vermek
Taiwanese: 決定	Ukrainian: вирішувати	Urdu: ارادہ کرنا
Vietnamese: kiên quyết	Chinese: 决定
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