ALL meanings of resolve
re·solve
R r - 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
- verb with object resolve to deal with (a question, a matter of uncertainty, etc.) conclusively; settle; solve: to resolve the question before the board. 1
- verb with object resolve to clear away or dispel (doubts, fears, etc.); answer: to resolve any doubts we may have had. 1
- verb with object resolve Chemistry. to separate (a racemic mixture) into optically active components. 1
- verb with object resolve Music. to cause (a voice part or the harmony as a whole) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance. 1
- verb with object resolve Optics. to separate and make visible the individual parts of (an image); distinguish between. 1
- verb with object resolve Medicine/Medical. to cause (swellings, inflammation, etc.) to disappear without suppuration. 1
- verb without object resolve to come to a determination; make up one's mind; determine (often followed by on or upon): to resolve on a plan of action. 1
- verb without object resolve to break up or disintegrate. 1
- verb without object resolve to be reduced or changed by breaking up or otherwise (usually followed by to or into). 1
- verb without object resolve Music. to progress from a dissonance to a consonance. 1
- noun resolve a resolution or determination made, as to follow some course of action. 1
- noun resolve firmness of purpose or intent; determination. 1
- transitive verb resolve problem 1
- intransitive verb resolve promise self 1
- noun resolve determination, not wavering 1
- verbal expression resolve change, become 1
- transitive verb resolve find answer 1
- verb resolve To resolve a problem, argument, or difficulty means to find a solution to it. 0
- verb resolve If you resolve to do something, you make a firm decision to do it. 0
- variable noun resolve Resolve is determination to do what you have decided to do. 0
- ergative verb resolve If you resolve something into a clearer form, or if it resolves into a clearer form, its shape or the different parts it contains become clear. 0
- verb resolve to decide or determine firmly 0
- verb resolve to express (an opinion) formally, esp (of a public meeting) one agreed by a vote 0
- verb resolve to separate or cause to separate (into) (constituent parts or elements) 0
- verb resolve to change, alter, or appear to change or alter 0
- verb resolve to make up the mind of; cause to decide 0
- verb resolve to find the answer or solution to; solve 0
- verb resolve to explain away or dispel 0
- verb resolve to bring to an end; conclude 0
- verb resolve to cause (a swelling or inflammation) to subside, esp without the formation of pus 0
- verb resolve to follow (a dissonant note or chord) or (of a dissonant note or chord) to be followed by one producing a consonance 0
- verb resolve to separate (a racemic mixture) into its optically active constituents 0
- verb resolve to distinguish between (separate parts) of (an image) as in a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument 0
- verb resolve to separate (two adjacent peaks) in a spectrum by means of a spectrometer 0
- verb resolve to split (a vector) into its components in specified directions 0
- noun resolve something determined or decided; resolution 0
- noun resolve firmness of purpose; determination 0
- verb transitive resolve to break up into separate, constituent elements or parts; analyze 0
- verb transitive resolve to change or transform 0
- verb transitive resolve to cause (a person) to decide 0
- verb transitive resolve to reach as a decision or intention; determine 0
- verb transitive resolve to find the solution or an answer to (a problem); solve 0
- verb transitive resolve to make a decision about 0
- verb transitive resolve to explain or make clear; show the resolution of (a problem, a fictional plot, etc.) 0