Meaning of "resolve" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RESOLVE

From Latin resolvere to unfasten, reveal, from re- + solvere to loosen.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RESOLVE

resolve  [rɪˈzɒlv]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESOLVE

Resolve is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb resolve in English.

WHAT DOES RESOLVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Resolve

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Definition of resolve in the English dictionary

The first definition of resolve in the dictionary is to decide or determine firmly. Other definition of resolve is to express formally, esp one agreed by a vote. Resolve is also usually foll by into to separate or cause to separate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RESOLVE

PRESENT

Present

I resolve

you resolve

he/she/it resolves

we resolve

you resolve

they resolve

Present continuous

I am resolving

you are resolving

he/she/it is resolving

we are resolving

you are resolving

they are resolving

Present perfect

I have resolved

you have resolved

he/she/it has resolved

we have resolved

you have resolved

they have resolved

Present perfect continuous

I have been resolving

you have been resolving

he/she/it has been resolving

we have been resolving

you have been resolving

they have been resolving

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I resolved

you resolved

he/she/it resolved

we resolved

you resolved

they resolved

Past continuous

I was resolving

you were resolving

he/she/it was resolving

we were resolving

you were resolving

they were resolving

Past perfect

I had resolved

you had resolved

he/she/it had resolved

we had resolved

you had resolved

they had resolved

Past perfect continuous

I had been resolving

you had been resolving

he/she/it had been resolving

we had been resolving

you had been resolving

they had been resolving

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will resolve

you will resolve

he/she/it will resolve

we will resolve

you will resolve

they will resolve

Future continuous

I will be resolving

you will be resolving

he/she/it will be resolving

we will be resolving

you will be resolving

they will be resolving

Future perfect

I will have resolved

you will have resolved

he/she/it will have resolved

we will have resolved

you will have resolved

they will have resolved

Future perfect continuous

I will have been resolving

you will have been resolving

he/she/it will have been resolving

we will have been resolving

you will have been resolving

they will have been resolving

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would resolve

you would resolve

he/she/it would resolve

we would resolve

you would resolve

they would resolve

Conditional continuous

I would be resolving

you would be resolving

he/she/it would be resolving

we would be resolving

you would be resolving

they would be resolving

Conditional perfect

I would have resolve

you would have resolve

he/she/it would have resolve

we would have resolve

you would have resolve

they would have resolve

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been resolving

you would have been resolving

he/she/it would have been resolving

we would have been resolving

you would have been resolving

they would have been resolving

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you resolve
we let´s resolve
you resolve

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to resolve

Past participle

resolved

Present Participle

resolving

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «RESOLVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «resolve» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of resolve

agree · alter · analyse · anatomize · answer · banish · boldness · break down · change · clear · clear up · conclude · conclusion · convert · courage · crack · decide · decision · design · determination · determine · disentangle · disintegrate · dispel · dissect · dissolve · earnestness · elucidate · explain · fathom · firmness · fix · intend · intention · liquefy · melt · metamorphose · objective · project · purpose · reduce · remove · resoluteness · resolution · separate · settle · solve · split up · steadfastness · transform · transmute · undertake · undertaking · unravel · willpower · work out

TRANSLATION OF RESOLVE

Find out the translation of resolve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of resolve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «resolve» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 解决
• Translator English - Spanish: resolver
• English: resolve
• Translator English - Hindi: हल
• Translator English - Arabic: حل
• Translator English - Russian: решить
• Translator English - Portuguese: resolver
• Translator English - Bengali: সমাধান
• Translator English - French: résoudre
• Translator English - Malay: Selesaikan
• Translator English - German: lösen
• Translator English - Japanese: 解決する
• Translator English - Korean: 해결하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Mutusake masalah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: giải quyết
• Translator English - Tamil: தீர்க்க
• Translator English - Marathi: निराकरण करा
• Translator English - Turkish: çözmek
• Translator English - Italian: risolvere
• Translator English - Polish: rozwiązać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вирішити
• Translator English - Romanian: rezolva
• Translator English - Greek: επιλύσει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: los
• Translator English - Swedish: lösa
• Translator English - Norwegian: løse

10 QUOTES WITH «RESOLVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word resolve.

1

Muammar al-Gaddafi

We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination.

2

Cofer Black

The only way to address terrorism is to deal with the issues that create terrorism, to resolve them where possible, and where that's not possible to ensure that there is an alternative to violence.

3

Kobe Bryant

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.

4

Vincent Bugliosi

These people have elevated audacity to symphonic and operatic levels. The Florida Supreme Court relied on new law to resolve the election dispute down there.

5

Ralph Bunche

To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.

6

David D. Burns

Cognitive therapy is based on the idea that when you change the way you think, you can change the way you feel and behave. In other words, if we can learn to think about other people in a more positive and realistic way, it will be far easier to resolve conflicts and develop rewarding personal and professional relationships.

7

Robert Burns

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.

8

George W. Bush

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.

9

Bat for Lashes

Mum says that, since I was a tiny baby, I've had the most strong-willed and stubborn personality known to man. Although that was a real pain for her, she admired my resolve.

10

Ahmed Chalabi

The Iraqi people are living a long-running tragedy because of the legacy of the old regime, the Americans and their actions that are unsuitable for Iraqi society, and the weakness of national resolve.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESOLVE»

Discover the use of resolve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to resolve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Resolve: From the Jungles of WW II Bataan, A Story of a ...

Resolve is the story of an unlikely hero who never surrendered to the enemy—and of a soldier who never gave up hope.

Bob Welch, 2012

Resolve and Fortitude: Microsoft's "secret Power Broker" ...

This is the story of a German-born executive, JK, who immigrated to the United States to aid Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's top honchosto build a commanding software empire.

Joachim Kempin, 2012

Negotiating Globally: How to Negotiate Deals, Resolve ...

This book, grounded in research with managers from Asia, Europe, North and South America, and the Middle East, leaves no doubt as to why." —Donald P. Jacobs, dean emeritus, Kellogg School of Management,Northwestern University "Negotiating ...

Jeanne M. Brett, 2007

Valentine's Resolve: A Novel of The Vampire Earth

After three years of exile from humanity’s war against the Kurians, David Valentine returns to battle.

E.E. Knight, 2007

Resolve Your Differences: Seven Steps to Coping with ...

If all this sounds familiar, it is time for a fresh approach. In this down-to-earth book, marital therapist Andrew G Marshall draws on twenty-five years of counselling couples to explain how to deal with conflict and find lasting solutions.

Andrew G Marshall, 2011

Your Defiant Teen, First Edition: 10 Steps to Resolve ...

Bestselling authors and distinguished psychologists Russell Barkley and Arthur Robin have each spent decades helping parents and kids resolve standoffs and repair their relationships.

Russell A. Barkley, Arthur L. Robin, 2008

Loyalist Resolve: Patient Fortitude in the English Civil War

This study analyzes a series of complex, ambivalent literary responses to the decades of civil turmoil in seventeenth-century England that simultaneously demanded public commitment and prompted private withdrawal.

Raymond A. Anselment, 1988

Steel Resolve: A Story of Endurance

This is not the story of buildings and structures, but of the strength and fortitude of strong men (and a few women) in a business that celebrates its 125th anniversary and has no intention of slowing down.

Hugh W. Williams, 2008

Tired of Yelling: Teaching Our Children to Resolve Conflict

Presents a fifteen-step conflict resolution model for parents to use with and teach to their children using language appropriate for each stage of development.

Lyndon D. Waugh, 2000

Whatever You Resolve to be: Essays on Stonewall Jackson : ...

Greene stays primarily true to his original observations on the general, despite new revisionist interpretations. For scholars and non-scholars alike, this book should be the starting point for any understanding of Stonewall Jackson.

A. Wilson Greene, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESOLVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term resolve is used in the context of the following news items.

Good To Go! introduces program to resolve customer disputes

SEATTLE — Drivers now have a way of getting out of fines incurred by failing to pay tolls on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and other tolled highways. Starting this ... «Kitsap Sun, Jul 15»

NJ company to pay $17.1 million to resolve bribery charges

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Justice Department officials say a New Jersey-based construction management company has agreed to pay $17.1 million to resolve ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»

AstraZeneca, Cephalon to pay to resolve Medicaid allegations: US

UL] $7.5 million to resolve allegations that the two drug companies underpaid rebates owed under the Medicaid program, the U.S. Justice Department said on ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

Florida surgeon pays $4M to resolve false Medicare billings

MIAMI (AP) - A Florida surgeon and a plastic surgery clinic will pay $4 million to resolve allegations that Medicare was billed for procedures that were ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»

BCCI to Hold Dialogue with West Indies Cricket Board Soon to …

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya said he hoped the issue would be resolved through discussions with the West Indies ... «NDTVSports.com, Jun 15»

MPs call for concerted effort by government to resolve Rohingya crisis

... Rakyat here today. Shamsul Anuar was confident that Asean countries would be able to resolve the Rohingya issue via continuous dialogue and negotiation. «Malay Mail Online, May 15»

Paper Mill, US At Odds Over How To Resolve Pollution Case

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Justice Department and the former owner of a western Maryland paper mill are fighting over how to resolve an air-pollution case. «CBS Local, May 15»

UPDATE 1-PwC to pay $65 mln to resolve lawsuit over MF Global

"PwC is pleased to resolve this matter and avoid the cost and distraction of prolonged securities litigation," spokeswoman Caroline Nolan said. "The firm stands ... «Reuters, Apr 15»

Dialogue is the only way to resolve Kashmir issue, says Omar

Jammu: Asserting that dialogue is the only way to resolve Kashmir issue, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said gun is no ... «Firstpost, Mar 15»

Operation Atlantic Resolve Exercises Begin

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2015 – Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren announced two Operation Atlantic Resolve training exercises in a briefing with ... «Department of Defense, Mar 15»