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resolved

[ri-zolvd]

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adjective

firm in purpose or intent; determined.

Origin:
1490–1500; resolve + -ed²

Related forms

re·solv·ed·ly

[ri-zol-vid-lee] , adverb

re·solv·ed·ness, noun

un·re·solved, adjective

well-re·solved, adjective

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Example Sentences

But the economy is not going to rebound until the housing mess is resolved.

So he was pleased last week when he and his colleagues at other private colleges resolved to do something about it.

Until the map issue is resolved by both party to the mutual benefit of both country this conflict will linger.

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But the economy is not going to rebound until the housing mess is resolved.

So he was pleased last week when he and his colleagues at other private colleges resolved to do something about it.

Until the map issue is resolved by both party to the mutual benefit of both country this conflict will linger.

Storage and safety issues still need to be resolved.

Their latest solution has resolved a problem stumping scientists for a decade.

For that question to be resolved would take another year.

There are still many obstacles that need to be resolved.

We saw many cases of that, but problems were usually resolved by the exercise of patience and cautious understanding.

These are fundamental professionalism issues, and they cannot be fully explicated nor resolved in the space of this paragraph.

Most conflicts are resolved by the feuding parties simply separating into different camps.

Many technical obstacles must be overcome and unanswered questions resolved before stem cells can safely fulfill their promise.

The cases that stay in your mind are the ones that haven't been resolved.

At the same time there are big challenges that are not being resolved by the wider relief and reconstruction effort.

Dietz would say only that the dispute had been resolved to the board's satisfaction.

If it is a debt crisis, then that is resolved by paying down the debt.

He said he can't try to sell them until a tug-of-war over ownership is resolved.

If anything needed to be resolved then initiated need a support to be sorted out.

There are a number of ways that the debate could be resolved.

But both companies are keeping mum on how the matter will be resolved.

The tension was resolved in that case when my friend got accurate information about the boss he so disliked.

But there is still controversy about what causes them, and that will not be resolved until the gamma-ray window is clear again.

And how it is resolved is a major factor in what our future world will look like.

Conflicts were resolved quickly and in a manner perceived as fair by the students.

But might replace sleep labs for more minor sleep issues that can be resolved through learning what works for you.

Sometimes there are disagreements about naming rights which may be resolved by letting people share credit.

He is also responsible for the field's biggest inconsistency-which he resolved this week.

We know that the crisis will not be resolved easily.

Still, many issues must be resolved before the procedure can be adapted for humans.

The anemia was brought under control, and the mercury poisoning also resolved.

Some felt the problems could be resolved through the proper exercise of willpower.

But he gave no new details about how the crisis would be resolved.

But these projects, as often occurs, are technological solutions to a problem that might better be resolved by changing behavior.

If this instrumentation is made available, the confusions about where to restrict flights would be resolved.

Only when this internal conflict is resolved will there be true peace and security.

Some feuds can't be resolved by either or both parties.

Yet this time almost all the big issues had been resolved.

Unfortunately, this issue did not occur over night, and it will not be resolved over night.

Still, there are many mysteries about the beginning of the universe to be resolved.

Disputes between residents are best resolved by residents.

It is the first time either chamber has resolved to raise fuel-economy standards for a third of a century.

Carnivore-livestock conflicts are no longer resolved through extermination campaigns.

Some problems still need to be resolved before wheat containers can hold your burgers, however.

Ambiguities in existing regulations will also have to be resolved.

The warriors resolved to wait until dawn to search, but the girl's sister went out to find her in the dark.

And once you receive information, uncertainty is being resolved.

The debate may eventually be resolved by statistical revisions.

Land disputes became overheated and were frequently resolved at the point of a gun.

Questions of science should be resolved in the lower courts.

Matters are expected to be resolved in the next few weeks, and the accounts approved.

Such problems would normally be resolved by ratcheting up the output of surrounding power stations.

It remains an open question how these will be resolved.

Decisions can be made more quickly and problems resolved as soon as they crop up.

His fearless, no-nonsense approach resolved more than one stand-off.

But the crisis still leaves us with a lot of questions to be resolved.

Officials said they had resolved problems that hindered a previous attempt to use a dome to funnel oil to a tanker.

The network was held together by a number of coordinating committees, which resolved any conflict between the two.

Finally, each section ends with a notation that lists the major issues to be resolved in our day.

Drawing closer, they resolved into recognizable forms: a man on a horse, a dog running.

Parliament resolved to build a new home for itself, complete with a giant tower.

Strauss-Kahn can be resolved through a dismissal or a plea agreement.

But we'd resolved to keep our chins up and make the best of it.

Then, tune hydrocarbon engines to maximum mileage efficiency and the problem can be resolved by the power of the hydrologic.

At the end of a mystery the mystery is resolved and normality returns.

In a headlong charge--for resistance to the death when that issue has been resolved beforehand--no.

She said the company has resolved the issue so that future attacks of this type would not be possible.

As a result, he resolved to become an artist as well as an army officer, which required some maneuvering.

Your last post said that your problem had been resolved.

The company said it had resolved the problems with some of the suppliers and was talking to the rest.

Most likely, the licensing spat will be resolved at some point because each party needs the other.

Wade's views notwithstanding, the nature/nurture controversy is far from being resolved.

How those conflicts are resolved could determine the future of science.

Decisions can be made more quickly and problems resolved as soon as they crop.

Then the conflict is resolved and harmony returns to the group.

It was a red-crowned crane, and he resolved to learn everything he could about.

It may be years before the debates are resolved and the first directed-energy nonlethal weapon is used in action.

Hurley, who said that some issues in the case could be resolved by then.

The battle among ranking organizations for supremacy has not resolved the underlying questions:.

The region doubled in size, but the problem was not resolved.

Nuclear fuel supply and waste issues are resolved with already operating and well understood fast reactors.

Like many emerging technologies, the cost of biofuel remains as one of the issues still to be resolved.

But by late in the day, the dispute appeared to have been resolved.

After the withdrawal phase is resolved clinicians would then need to see if an underlying thought or mood disorder persisted.

Lost rarely resolved anything without throwing an even bigger multi-arc puzzle piece into the air.

The issue of terrorism cannot be fully resolved till its hubs are decimated, politically or otherwise.

The nature vs nurture issue was resolved some time ago and shown to be a false dichotomy.

Any additional effects from enhanced hexes are also resolved.

The billions of dollars each owed to domestic and foreign creditors could be resolved only with costly state intervention.

Steve not only successfully shifted the whole meeting and resolved the list of problems being.

These issues are complex and are not going to be resolved in a few days.

They never tested me and i resolved that i was always strong and that my body would fight.

After they resolved those situations, they've had a relatively free ride from regulators, which appears to be ending.

Seeing that the question could only be resolved with viral samples from wild chimpanzees, he went off to get some.

If the definition is revised to make dwarf planets a subcategory of planets, this would be resolved.

They should not have allowed the defense to proceed until the problem was resolved.

Yet such problems will be resolved through secular politics.

The whole black hole mystery and dark matter mystery can readily be resolved.

It is a communications technology problem and it will remain one until it is resolved.

Our attorney's fees were reasonable and matters were resolved pretty quickly.

The multiverse theory is still in its infancy, and some conceptual problems remain to be resolved.

But it seems to have resolved itself without medical intervention.

How this viewpoint is finally resolved will be the issue.

Three were resolved out of court with the women receiving both tenure and a settlement.

Leakage is a huge and so far poorly resolved problem, as is safety.

Supervised floor attendants and resolved client inquiries during exhibitions and sales.

Now not only has this disaster not been resolved but bp is also already planning to do another underwater drilling seight.

For now these questions should be resolved on a case-by-case basis.

But, there is no reason to believe that that won't soon be satisfactorily resolved.

Then the next time this happens, drag out that big gun, and watch the problem get resolved.

The federation recommends that universities avoid the suite entirely until all barrier issues are resolved.

Hopefully it will be resolved quickly without sucking up too much of your time and energy.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.

to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break up; cause or disintegrate (usually followed by into).

to reduce or convert by, or as by, breaking up or disintegration (usually followed by to or into).

to convert or transform by any process (often used reflexively).

to reduce by mental analysis (often followed by into).

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to settle, determine, or state formally in a vote or resolution, as of a deliberative assembly.

to deal with (a question, a matter of uncertainty, etc.) conclusively; settle; solve: to resolve the question before the board.

to clear away or dispel (doubts, fears, etc.); answer: to resolve any doubts we may have had.

Chemistry. to separate (a racemic mixture) into optically active components.

10.

Music. to cause (a voice part or the harmony as a whole) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.

11.

Optics. to separate and make visible the individual parts of (an image); distinguish between.

12.

Medicine/Medical. to cause (swellings, inflammation, etc.) to disappear without suppuration.

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verb (used without object)

13.

to come to a determination; make up one's mind; determine (often followed by on or upon): to resolve on a plan of action.

14.

to break up or disintegrate.

15.

to be reduced or changed by breaking up or otherwise (usually followed by to or into).

16.

Music. to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.

noun

17.

a resolution or determination made, as to follow some course of action.

18.

firmness of purpose or intent; determination.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English resolven (v.) < Latin resolvere to unfasten, loosen, release, equivalent to re- re- + solvere to loosen; see solve

Related forms

re·solv·er, noun

pre·re·solve, verb, -solved, -solv·ing.

un·re·solv·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. confirm. See decide. 2. analyze, reduce. 17, 18. decision.

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World English Dictionary

resolved (rɪˈzɒlvd)

—*adj*
	fixed in purpose or intention; determined

resolvedly

—*adv*

re'solvedness

—n

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Word Origin & History

resolve

late 14c., from L. resolvere "to loosen, undo, settle," from re-, intensive prefix, + solvere "loosen" (see solve). Same sense evolution as in resolution. The noun meaning "determination" is first recorded 1592.

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

resolve re·solve (rĭ-zŏlv')
v. re·solved, re·solv·ing, re·solves

To cause resolution of an abnormal condition.
To separate an optically inactive compound or mixture into its optically active constituents.
To render parts of an image visible and distinct.

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