resolve
/ɹɪˈzɒlv/
To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action; To find a solution to; To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain
- he/she/it
- resolves
- past participle
- resolved
Meanings
- 1
To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action
They resolved to work harder.
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The problem will resolve itself eventually.
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- 2
To find a solution to (a problem)
- 3
To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain
- 4
To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settlerare
- 5
To come to an agreement or make peace; patch up relationship, settle differences, bury the hatchetrare
- 6
To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval staterare
- 7
To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certainrare
- 8
To cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonancerare
- 9
To render visible or distinguishable the parts of somethingrare
- 10
To find the IP address of a hostname, or the entity referred to by a symbol in source code; to look uprare