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resolve   (TTS Sound)

The noun resolve has 2 senses

• resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution -- (the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work")


• resolution, declaration, resolve -- (a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote)

The verb resolve has 7 senses

• decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate -- (bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance")


• conclude, resolve -- (reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation)


• purpose, resolve -- (reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again")


• answer, resolve -- (understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered")


• resolve -- (make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?")


• resolve, solve -- (find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x")


• dissolve, resolve, break up -- (cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water")