resolve
verb (resolve, resolves, resolved, resolving); noun (resolve, uncountable)
Everyday
- To solve or settle a problem, argument or question. tree →
- To decide firmly to do something: She resolved to work harder. tree →
- (noun) Strong determination: show resolve. tree →
- (formal) To decide by voting. tree →
In the lessons
In stories, the problem is resolved at the end. In school and PSHE, children resolve arguments calmly. In maths, «resolve» can mean break a force into parts (older use). Phrases: resolve a problem, resolve a conflict, firm resolve.
Examples
- They resolved the argument by sharing the toy. tree →
- I resolved to read every night. tree →
- The mystery was resolved in the last chapter. tree →
- Her resolve to win was strong. tree →
- The meeting resolved to build a new playground. tree →
- The teacher helped us resolve the problem. tree →
- So she lighted a torch, and set forth, resolving never to come back until Proserpina was discovered. tree →
Note
Regular verb: resolved. Noun: resolution (also a promise to yourself). Similar: solve, settle, decide.
In Jewish tradition
In the Song of Deborah it means firm decisions or purposes of the heart.
Interpretation. Commentators read the line as Reuben making great plans but then staying home, so the verse is also a rebuke for talk without action.
Examples
- Among the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart. (Prophets JDG.5.15, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Regular verb: resolved. Noun: resolution (also a promise to yourself). Similar: solve, settle, decide.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «resolve» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «resolve» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «resolve» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «resolve» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/resolve/