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resolve

noun verb

the trait of being resolute

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Word length
7
Starts with
R
Ends with
E
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
10
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɹɪˈzɒlv

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the trait of being resolute

    “his resoluteness carried him through the battle”

noun

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

verb

  1. cause to go into a solution

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

verb

  1. understand the meaning of

    “The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered”

verb

  1. bring to an end; settle conclusively

    “The case was decided”

verb

  1. reach a decision

    “he resolved never to drink again”

verb

  1. find the solution

    “solve an equation”

verb

  1. reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

verb

  1. make clearly visible

    “can this image be resolved?”

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Example Sentences

his resoluteness carried him through the battle
it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered
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
he resolved never to drink again
solve an equation
solve for x
can this image be resolved?

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