resolve

CEFRB1

/ɹɪˈzɒlv/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To solve a problem or disagreement.

  2. 02

    verb

    To decide firmly to do something.

Examples

  • He made a resolve to stop smoking.

  • The doctor's warning stiffened my resolve to stop drinking.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹiːˈzɒlv/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action.

  2. To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain.

  3. To find a solution to (a problem).

More examples

In context

  • We need to find a way to resolve this conflict peacefully.

  • He was resolved by an unexpected event.

  • I resolve to finish this work before I go home.

Synonyms

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After hours of negotiation, the two sides finally managed to blank their differences.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English resolven, from Old French resolver, a learned borrowing of Latin resolvō (“loosen, thaw, melt, resolve”), equivalent to re- + solve. Piecewise doublet of re-solve.