resolved
Use Resolved in a sentence
adjective
firm in purpose or intent; determined.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
2.
to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break up; cause or disintegrate (usually followed by into ).
3.
to reduce or convert by, or as by, breaking up or disintegration (usually followed by to or into ).
4.
to convert or transform by any process (often used reflexively).
5.
to reduce by mental analysis (often followed by into ).
6.
to settle, determine, or state formally in a vote or resolution, as of a deliberative assembly.
7.
to deal with (a question, a matter of uncertainty, etc.) conclusively; settle; solve: to resolve the question before the board.
8.
to clear away or dispel (doubts, fears, etc.); answer: to resolve any doubts we may have had.
9.
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.
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.
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is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
resolve (rɪˈzɒlv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (usually foll by into) | |
| 1. | (takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to decide or determine firmly |
| 2. | to express (an opinion) formally, esp (of a public meeting) one agreed by a vote |
| 3. | to separate or cause to separate (into) (constituent parts or elements) |
| 4. | (usually reflexive) to change, alter, or appear to change or alter: the ghost resolved itself into a tree |
| 5. | to make up the mind of; cause to decide: the tempest resolved him to stay at home |
| 6. | to find the answer or solution to; solve: to resolve a problem |
| 7. | to explain away or dispel: to resolve a doubt |
| 8. | to bring to an end; conclude: to resolve an argument |
| 9. | med to cause (a swelling or inflammation) to subside, esp without the formation of pus |
| 10. | (also intr) to follow (a dissonant note or chord) or (of a dissonant note or chord) to be followed by one producing a consonance |
| 11. | chem to separate (a racemic mixture) into its optically active constituents |
| 12. | physics |
| a. to distinguish between (separate parts) of (an image) as in a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument | |
| b. to separate (two adjacent peaks) in a spectrum by means of a spectrometer | |
| 13. | maths to split (a vector) into its components in specified directions |
| 14. | an obsolete word for dissolve |
| —n | |
| 15. | something determined or decided; resolution: he had made a resolve to work all day |
| 16. | firmness of purpose; determination: nothing can break his resolve |
| [C14: from Latin resolvere to unfasten, reveal, from | |
| re'solver | |
| —n | |
| 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.
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Example sentences
These are fundamental professionalism issues, and they cannot be fully explicated nor resolved in the space of this paragraph.
Some felt the problems could be resolved through the proper exercise of willpower.
Questions of science should be resolved in the lower courts.
Lost rarely resolved anything without throwing an even bigger multi-arc puzzle piece into the air.
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