resolve
noun
1. the trait of being resolute
- his resoluteness carried him through the battle
- it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
Similar word(s): firmness, resoluteness, resolution
Definition categories: attribute, trait
2. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
Similar word(s): declaration, resolution
Definition categories: communication, document, papers
Sentences with resolve as a noun:
- It took all my resolve to go through with it.
verb
1. bring to an end; settle conclusively
Similar word(s): adjudicate, decide, settle
Definition categories: cognition, end, terminate
2. reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
Similar word(s): conclude
Definition categories: communication, agree, concord, concur, hold
3. reach a decision
- he resolved never to drink again
Similar word(s): purpose
Definition categories: cognition, decide, determine
4. understand the meaning of
Similar word(s): answer
Definition categories: cognition, lick, solve, work
5. make clearly visible
- can this image be resolved?
Definition categories: perception, discern, distinguish, recognise, recognize, spot
6. find the solution
Similar word(s): solve
Definition categories: cognition, calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon
7. cause to go into a solution
Similar word(s): dissolve
Definition categories: change
Sentences with resolve as a verb:
- to resolve a riddle
- I’ll have to resolve the equation with the new values.
- I resolve to finish this work before I go home.
- He was resolved by an unexpected event.
- After two weeks of bickering, they finally resolved their differences.