resolve

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English, from Latin resolvō.

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Particularly: “split up also? re-solve vs. resolve”

Pronunciation [edit]

To solve again
Other senses

Verb [edit]

resolve (third-person singular simple present resolves, present participle resolving, simple past and past participle resolved)

  1. (transitive) To find a solution to (a problem).
  2. (transitive) To solve again.
    I’ll have to resolve the equation with the new values.
  3. (intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something.
    I resolve to finish this work before I go home.
  4. 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.
  5. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.
  6. (music) to cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance
  7. (computing) to find the IP address of a hostname by using utilities such as a ping
  8. (rare, transitive) To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid).
  9. (rare, intransitive, reflexive) To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid.
  10. (obsolete, transitive) To liquefy (a gas or vapour).

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Terms derived from resolve

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Terms etymologically related to resolve

Translations [edit]

find a solution to
solve again
make a firm decision
to cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance
to melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid)
find the IP address

References [edit]

Noun [edit]

resolve (plural resolves)

  1. Determination, will power.
    It took all my resolve to go through with it.
    • 2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, BBC Sport:
      Alan Pardew's current squad has been put together with a relatively low budget but the resolve and unity within the team is priceless.

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Translations [edit]

will power

Italian [edit]

Verb [edit]

resolve

  1. third-person singular present indicative of resolvere

Anagrams [edit]

Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

resolve

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of resolvō

Portuguese [edit]

Verb [edit]

resolve

  1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of resolver
  2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of resolver
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