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# resolve

«resolve» in Mova's school dictionary: **To solve or settle a problem, argument or question** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (resolve, resolves, resolved, resolving); noun (resolve, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To solve or settle a problem, argument or question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolve/#m1)

2) To decide firmly to do something: She resolved to work harder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolve/#m2)

3) (noun) Strong determination: show resolve. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolve/#m3)

4) (formal) To decide by voting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolve/#m4)

### sense 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolve/#x1)
- I resolved to read every night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolve/#x2)
- The mystery was resolved in the last chapter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolve/#x3)
- Her resolve to win was strong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolve/#x4)
- The meeting resolved to build a new playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolve/#x5)
- The teacher helped us resolve the problem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolve/#x6)
- So she lighted a torch, and set forth, resolving never to come back until Proserpina was discovered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resolve/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: resolved. Noun: resolution (also a promise to yourself). Similar: solve, settle, decide.

### In the corpora

- [Among the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.136/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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