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re·solve
(rĭ-zŏlv′)v. re·solved, re·solv·ing, re·solves
v.tr.
1.
a. To make a firm decision about: resolved that I would do better next time. See Synonyms at decide.
b. To decide or express by formal vote: The legislature resolved that the official should be impeached.
c. To cause (a person) to reach a decision: "He was resolved to enjoy the success he had earned" (F. Scott Fitzgerald).
2. To change or convert: My resentment resolved itself into resignation.
3. To find a solution to; solve: resolved the problem.
4. To remove or dispel (doubts).
5. To bring to a usually successful conclusion: resolve a conflict.
6. Medicine To cause reduction of (an inflammation, for example).
7. Music To cause (a tone or chord) to progress from dissonance to consonance.
8. Chemistry To separate (an optically inactive compound or mixture) into its optically active constituents.
9. To render parts of (an image) visible and distinct.
10. Mathematics To separate (a vector, for example) into coordinate components.
11. Archaic To separate (something) into constituent parts.
12. Obsolete To cause (something) to melt or dissolve: "O, that this too too solid flesh would melt / Thaw and resolve itself into a dew!" (Shakespeare).
v.intr.
1. To reach a decision or make a determination: resolve on a course of action.
2. To become separated or reduced to constituents.
3. Music To undergo resolution.
n.
1. Firmness of purpose; resolution: "my fierce, indignant resolve to visit those sun-kissed islands" (Caitlin Flanagan).
2. A determination or decision; a fixed purpose: "She had come to a resolve to undertake outdoor work in her native village" (Thomas Hardy).
3. A formal resolution made by a deliberative body.
[Middle English resolven, to dissolve, from Old French resolver, from Latin resolvere, to untie : re-, re- + solvere, to untie; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]
re·solv′a·bil′i·ty, re·solv′a·ble·ness n.
re·solv′a·ble adj.
re·solv′ed·ly (-zŏl′vĭd-lē) adv.
re·solv′er n.
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resolved
(rɪˈzɒlvd)adj
fixed in purpose or intention; determined
resolvedly adv
reˈsolvedness n
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re•solved
(rɪˈzɒlvd)adj.
firm in purpose or intent; determined.
[1490–1500]
re•solv′ed•ly, adv.
re•solv′ed•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | resolved - determined; "she was firmly resolved to be a doctor"; "single-minded in his determination to stop smoking" resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith" |
| 2. | resolved - explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved" |
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resolved
adjective determined, intent, set on, bent on, resolute, persistent He was resolved to stay till the end.
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Translations
مُصَمِّم، عازِم
rozhodný
fast besluttet
ákveîinn
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resolved
[rɪˈzɒlvd] adj (= determined) → résolu(e)to be resolved to do sth → être résolu(e) à faire qch
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resolved
adj → (fest) entschlossen
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[rɪˈzɒlvd] adj → risoluto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
resolution
(rezəˈluːʃən) noun1. a firm decision (to do something). He made a resolution to get up early.
2. an opinion or decision formally expressed by a group of people, eg at a public meeting. The meeting passed a resolution in favour of allowing women to join the society.
3. resoluteness.
4. the act of resolving (a problem etc).
ˈresolute (-luːt) adjective doing what one has decided to do, in spite of opposition, criticism etc. a resolute attitude.
ˈresolutely adverbˈresoluteness noun
resolve (rəˈzolv) verb
1. to make a firm decision (to do something). I've resolved to stop smoking.
2. to pass (a resolution). It was resolved that women should be allowed to join the society.
3. to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).
noun1. determination to do what one has decided to do. He showed great resolve.
2. a firm decision. It is his resolve to become a director of this firm.
resolved (rəˈzolvd) adjective determined. I am resolved to go and nothing will stop me.
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