Resolution Meaning
/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA firm decision or an official decision.
nounA strong will; the state of being resolute.
Sentence Examples
We voted for the resolution.
A watered down compromise resolution is better than none at all.
They refused to comply with the UN resolution.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His New Year's ____ was to exercise every day, but he gave up in February.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The board passed a ____ to increase the dividend payment to shareholders at the annual general meeting.
Word Origin & History
Recorded since 1412, as Middle English resolucioun (“dissolution”), either from Anglo-Norman resolucion or directly from Latin resolūtiō (“a loosening, solution”), from resolvō (“to loosen”), itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvō (“to loosen”). By surface analysis, recognizably related to resolve and -tion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail."
— 2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “American Scientist”, in Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His New Year's ____ was to exercise every day, but he gave up in February.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The board passed a ____ to increase the dividend payment to shareholders at the annual general meeting.