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# resolution

«resolution» in Mova's school dictionary: **a firm decision to do or not do something, such as a New…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a resolution, resolutions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A resolution is a firm decision to do or not do something, such as a New Year's resolution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#m1)

2) Resolution is solving or ending a problem, argument or conflict. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#m2)

3) (formal) A resolution is an official decision voted for by a group, like a council or the United Nations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#m3)

4) (science, computing) Resolution is how sharp and detailed a picture or screen is, measured in pixels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#m4)

5) (stories) The resolution is the part at the end of a story where the problem is solved. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons, a story has an opening, build-up, problem, resolution and ending. In PSHE, conflict resolution means solving fights fairly. At New Year, people make resolutions. In computing, screens and photos have high or low resolution. Phrases: «New Year's resolution», «conflict resolution», «high resolution», «pass a resolution».

### examples

- My New Year's resolution is to read more books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#x1)
- The teacher helped us find a resolution to the argument. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#x2)
- In the resolution, the lost dog finds its way home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#x3)
- The council passed a resolution to build a new park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#x4)
- This photo has a high resolution, so it's very clear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#x5)
- She faced the hard climb with great resolution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#x6)
- Conflict resolution means listening to both sides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#x7)
- Next morning he set to work to fulfil his good resolutions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/#x8)

### note

Countable in most senses. Related: «resolve» (verb: to decide or solve; noun: determination), «resolute» (determined). Computing: resolution is often given as width × height in pixels, e.g. 800 × 600.

### In the corpora

- [A story mountain shows the usual shape: opening, build-up, problem, resolution and ending.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/22-reading-a-story-characters-plot-and-setting/20/)
- [A story mountain shows a common story shape: opening, build-up, problem, resolution and ending.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/39-planning-before-writing/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «resolution» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolution/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.