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verb | noun resolveresolve1 /rɪˈzɑlv/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb ETYMOLOGYresolve1Origin: 1300-1400 Latin resolvere to unloose, from solvere VERB TABLEresolve |
| Present | I, you, we, they | resolve | | he, she, it | resolves | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | resolved | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have resolved | | he, she, it | has resolved | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had resolved | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will resolve | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have resolved |
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| Present | I | am resolving | | he, she, it | is resolving | | you, we, they | are resolving | | Past | I, he, she, it | was resolving | | you, we, they | were resolving | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been resolving | | he, she, it | has been resolving | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been resolving | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be resolving | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been resolving |
► resolve a problem/dispute/conflict Congressmen called for a third meeting to resolve the conflict. ► resolve ... differences We’re hoping they’ll resolve their differences (=stop arguing and become friendly again) soon. ► resolves itself You can’t just wait and hope the problem resolves itself! THESAURUS to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments► decide to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments: “Which one do you want?” “I can’t decide.” Has the committee decided anything yet? ► make a decision to decide something after thinking about it carefully: They made a decision not to have children. ► make up your mind to decide something after thinking about it so that you are unlikely to change your decision: Henry made up his mind to go to college in the spring. ► come to a decision (also reach a decision) to officially decide something important, often as a group, after discussing or thinking carefully about it: The committee still has not come to a decision on how to spend the money. ► resolve formal to make a definite decision to do something: She had resolved to work hard and not disappoint her parents. ► determine formal to officially decide exactly what the details, rules, etc. of something will be: Details of the plan have yet to be determined. ► choose (also pick informal) to decide which of a number of things, possibilities, etc. you want: I let the kids choose what they want to wear. ► opt/elect to decide to do one thing instead of another: When he won, he opted to take the cash rather than the car. 1[transitive] to find a satisfactory way of dealing with a problem or difficulty SYN settle: resolve a problem/dispute/conflict Congressmen called for a third meeting to resolve the conflict. We’re hoping they’ll resolve their differences (=stop arguing and become friendly again) soon. You can’t just wait and hope the problem resolves itself!2[intransitive, transitive] written to make a definite decision to do something: resolve to do something After the divorce she resolved never to marry again.resolve that I resolved that I would stop smoking immediately.► see thesaurus at decide3[intransitive, transitive] to make a formal decision, especially by voting: resolve that The city council resolved that the street repairs should be delayed.4[transitive] technical to separate something into its different parts [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin resolvere to unloose, from solvere]resolve into phrasal verb1resolve (something) into something formal to separate or become separated into parts: He explained the process by resolving it into a series of simple steps.2resolve (itself) into something/somebody written to gradually change into something else, especially by becoming clearer SYN become: The dark shape resolved into the figure of Mr. Markham. verb | noun resolveresolve2 ●○○ AWL noun [uncountable] ► strengthened our resolve News of the attack strengthened our resolve to keep fighting. strong determination to succeed in doing something: News of the attack strengthened our resolve to keep fighting.resolve to do something The party leaders’ resolve to pass the law had weakened. |