Definitions for resolve
rɪˈzɒlvre·solve

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution(noun)

   the trait of being resolute

   "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"

2. resolution, declaration, resolve(verb)

   a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

3. decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate(verb)

   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. conclude, resolve(verb)

   reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

5. purpose, resolve(verb)

   reach a decision

   "he resolved never to drink again"

6. answer, resolve(verb)

   understand the meaning of

   "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"

7. resolve(verb)

   make clearly visible

   "can this image be resolved?"

8. resolve, solve(verb)

   find the solution

   "solve an equation"; "solve for x"

9. dissolve, resolve, break up(verb)

   cause to go into a solution

   "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. resolve(Noun)

   Determination, will power.

   It took all my resolve to go through with it.

2. resolve(Verb)

   To find a solution to (a problem).

3. resolve(Verb)

   To solve again.

   I'll have to resolve the equation with the new values.

4. resolve(Verb)

   To make a firm decision to do something.

   I resolve to finish this work before I go home.

5. resolve(Verb)

   To come to an agreement or make peace; patch up relationship, settle differences, bury the hatchet.

   After two weeks of bickering, they finally resolved their differences.

6. resolve(Verb)

   To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.

7. resolve(Verb)

   to cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance

8. resolve(Verb)

   to find the IP address of a hostname by using utilities such as a ping

9. resolve(Verb)

   To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid).

10. resolve(Verb)

    To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid.

11. resolve(Verb)

    To liquefy (a gas or vapour).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Resolve(verb)

   to separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve

2. Resolve(verb)

   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

3. Resolve(verb)

   to cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain

4. Resolve(verb)

   to determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event

5. Resolve(verb)

   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)

6. Resolve(verb)

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

7. Resolve(verb)

   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

8. Resolve(verb)

   to dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor

9. Resolve(verb)

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

10. Resolve(verb)

    to relax; to lay at ease

11. Resolve(verb)

    to be separated into its component parts or distinct principles; to undergo resolution

12. Resolve(verb)

    to melt; to dissolve; to become fluid

13. Resolve(verb)

    to be settled in opinion; to be convinced

14. Resolve(verb)

    to form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine after reflection; as, to resolve on a better course of life

15. Resolve(noun)

    the act of resolving or making clear; resolution; solution

16. Resolve(noun)

    that which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution

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1. RESOLVE

   RESOLVE is a Washington, D.C. based non-profit group dedicated to collaborative approaches to environmental and public health issues. They help to develop consensus in results-oriented processes. The organization's mission statement states "RESOLVE builds strong, enduring solutions to environmental, social, and health challenges. We help community, business, government, and NGO leaders get results and create lasting relationships through collaboration". The organization has satellite offices in Utah, Washington, Michigan, and affiliates in many other locales. History RESOLVE was founded in 1977 to promote the effective use of collaboration and consensus building in public decisions and to help people with diverse interests engage in dialogue to achieve beneficial environmental and public health outcomes. The organization institutionalized the use of dispute resolution techniques in the policymaking process, particularly in the U.S., and it helped create a new field by applying conflict resolution to natural resource, environmental, and public health issues. Program areas and services Currently RESOLVE focuses on the following services: Strategic Analysis & Planning, Research, Partnership Building, Conflict Resolution, and Training & Capacity Building. The organization has particular expertise in the application of mediation and other consensus building processes to complex public policy issues in the areas of drinking water, energy, environmental quality, health and biotechnology, land-use and transportation, natural resources, and rivers and watersheds.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Resolve

   rē-zolv′, v.t. to separate into parts: to analyse: to free from doubt or difficulty: to explain: to decide: to fix by resolution or formal declaration: (math.) to solve: (med.) to disperse, as a tumour: (mus.) to carry a discord into a concord.—v.i. to determine.—n. anything resolved or determined: resolution: fixed purpose.—n. Resolvabil′ity.—adj. Rosol′vable, that may be resolved or reduced to its elements.—n. Resol′vableness.—adv. Resol′vably.—adj. Resolved′, fixed in purpose.—adv. Resol′vedly, firmly: clearly.—n. Resol′vedness.—adj. Resol′vent, having power to resolve.—n. that which causes solution: (med.) a substance which resolves tumours: (math.) an equation upon whose solution the solution of a given problem depends.—n. Resol′ver. [Fr.,—L. resolvĕre, resolutum—re-, inten., solvĕre, to loose.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'resolve' in Verbs Frequency: #469

How to pronounce resolve?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of resolve in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of resolve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of resolve in a Sentence

1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   Resolve and thou art free.

2. President Obama:

   There is no weakening of resolve.

3. State John Kerry:

   We have difficult issues to resolve.

4. Gordon Trowbridge:

   This issue will take years to resolve.

5. Leonardo DaVinci:

   Every obstacle yields to stern resolve.

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