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resolved

re·solved
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-zolvd]
    • /rɪˈzɒlvd/
    • /rɪˈzɒlvd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-zolvd]
    • /rɪˈzɒlvd/

Definitions of resolved word

  • adjective resolved firm in purpose or intent; determined. 1
  • verb with object resolved 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 resolved to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break up; cause or disintegrate (usually followed by into). 1
  • verb with object resolved to reduce or convert by, or as by, breaking up or disintegration (usually followed by to or into). 1
  • verb with object resolved to convert or transform by any process (often used reflexively). 1
  • verb with object resolved to reduce by mental analysis (often followed by into). 1

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Origin of resolved

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; resolve + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Resolved

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

resolved popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".

resolved usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for resolved

adj resolved

  • aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
  • all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
  • bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
  • cinched — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
  • clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.

adv resolved

  • contumaciously — stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
  • determinedly — resolute; staunch: the determined defenders of the Alamo.
  • doggedly — persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
  • fixedly — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
  • indomitably — that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable: an indomitable warrior.

adjective resolved

  • absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
  • coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
  • concluded — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
  • deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
  • designful — full of design or intention

verb resolved

  • adjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
  • ciphered — Put (a message) into secret writing; encode.
  • counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
  • defused — Simple past tense and past participle of defuse.

adverb resolved

  • headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
  • mulishly — In a mulish manner.
  • obdurately — In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.
  • obstinately — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
  • opinionatedly — In an opinionated manner.

Antonyms for resolved

adj resolved

  • a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
  • a1 — in good health; physically fit
  • ambivalent — If you say that someone is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it, or whether they really approve of it.
  • arrestive — tending to arrest

verb resolved

  • dissolved — That has been disintegrated in a solvent.
  • hesitated — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.

adjective resolved

  • doubtable — (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
  • outstanding — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.

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