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- [ri-zolv]
- /rɪˈzɒlv/
- /rɪˈzɒlv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-zolv]
- /rɪˈzɒlv/
Definitions of resolve word
- verb with object resolve to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full. 1
- verb with object resolve to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break up; cause or disintegrate (usually followed by into). 1
- verb with object resolve to reduce or convert by, or as by, breaking up or disintegration (usually followed by to or into). 1
- verb with object resolve to convert or transform by any process (often used reflexively). 1
- verb with object resolve to reduce by mental analysis (often followed by into). 1
- verb with object resolve to settle, determine, or state in a formal vote or formal expression of opinion or intention, as of a deliberative assembly. 1
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Origin of resolve
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English resolven (v.) < Latin resolvere to unfasten, loosen, release, equivalent to re- re- + solvere to loosen; see solve
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Parts of speech for Resolve
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
resolve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
resolve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for resolve
verb resolve
- account for — If a particular thing accounts for a part or proportion of something, that part or proportion consists of that thing, or is used or produced by it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
- answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
noun resolve
- assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- backbone — Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
- bourn — a destination; goal
- conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
Antonyms for resolve
verb resolve
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- dilapidate — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- dissolve — to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
- dithering — a trembling; vibration.
- fluxing — a flowing or flow.
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