resolve

v., -solved, -solv·ing, -solves.

v.tr.

1. To make a firm decision about.
2. To cause (a person) to reach a decision. See synonyms at decide.
3. To decide or express by formal vote.
4. To change or convert: My resentment resolved itself into resignation.
5. To find a solution to; solve. See synonyms at solve.
6. To remove or dispel (doubts).
7. To bring to a usually successful conclusion: resolve a conflict.
8. Medicine. To cause reduction of (an inflammation, for example).
9. Music. To cause (a tone or chord) to progress from dissonance to consonance.
10. Chemistry. To separate (an optically inactive compound or mixture) into its optically active constituents.
11. To render parts of (an image) visible and distinct.
12. Mathematics. To separate (a vector, for example) into coordinate components.
13. To melt or dissolve (something).
14. Archaic. To separate (something) into constituent parts.

v.intr.

1. To reach a decision or make a determination: resolve on a course of action.
2. To become separated or reduced to constituents.
3. Music. To undergo resolution.

n.

1. Firmness of purpose; resolution.
2. A determination or decision; a fixed purpose.
3. A formal resolution made by a deliberative body.

[Middle English resolven, to dissolve, from Old French resolver, from Latin resolvere, to untie : re-, re- + solvere, to untie.]

resolvability re·solv'a·bil'i·ty or re·solv'a·ble·ness n.
resolvable re·solv'a·ble adj.
resolvedly re·solv'ed·ly (-zŏl'vĭd-lē) adv.
resolver re·solv'er n.

To look up an address. For example, "to resolve a name" means to look up the corresponding address for that name. The phrase "external references in the program were resolved" means that tables were searched, and all references to routines outside of the program were given valid addresses. See address resolution and name resolution.

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verb

1. To make up or cause to make up one's mind: conclude, decide, determine, settle. See decide/hesitate.
2. To separate into parts for study: analyze, anatomize, break down, dissect. See assemble/disassemble, investigate.
3. To find a solution for: clear up, decipher, explain, solve, unravel. Informal dope out, figure out. Idioms: get to the bottom of. See ask/answer, reason/unreason.
4. To bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord: reconcile, rectify, settle, smooth over, straighten out. See agree/disagree.

noun

Unwavering firmness of character, action, or will: decidedness, decision, decisiveness, determination, firmness, purpose, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, toughness, will, willpower. See certain/uncertain, strong/weak.

n

Definition: decision, determination
Antonyms: indecision, question, wavering

v

Definition: make up one's mind; find solution
Antonyms: be undecided, mull, question, waver, wonder

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IN BRIEF: To make clear; solve or explain. Also: To reach a final decision about something; decide.

Resolve to find thyself; and to know that he who finds himself, loses his misery. — Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)

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Performed by: Foo Fighters
Written by: David Grohl; Taylor Hawkins; Nate Mendel; Christopher Shiflett

Credits: Grohl, David (Songwriter); Hawkins, Taylor (Songwriter); Mendel, Nate (Songwriter); Shiflett, Christopher (Songwriter); FLYING EARFORM MUSIC (Publisher); I LOVE THE PUNK ROCK MUSIC (Publisher); LIVING UNDER A ROCK MUSIC (Publisher); M.J. TWELVE MUSIC (Publisher); SONGS OF UNIVERSAL INC (Publisher)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - få til, beslutte, vedtage, løse
v. intr. - beslutte, bestemme sig til
n. - beslutsomhed, beslutning

Nederlands (Dutch)
besluiten, oplossen, vereenvoudigen, zich voornemen, vastberadenheid

Français (French)
v. tr. - résoudre, dissiper, décider que, résoudre de faire, résoudre (problème), (Chim, Phys) résoudre (en), (Méd) résoudre, (Mus) résoudre
v. intr. - décider, résoudre de faire, se décider pour (qch)
n. - détermination, résolution

Deutsch (German)
v. - beschließen, lösen, beilegen, zerlegen, sich entschließen, sich auflösen
n. - Resolution, Beschluß, Vorsatz, Entschlossenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποφασίζω (με ψηφοφορία), ψηφίζω, λύω, διαλύω, αναλύω, αναλύομαι, διαλύομαι
n. - απόφαση, αποφασιστικότητα

Italiano (Italian)
decidere, proporsi, risolvere, risoluzione, fermezza, risolutezza

Português (Portuguese)
v. - resolver (Mat.), decidir, solucionar
n. - resolução (f), decisão (f)

Русский (Russian)
решать, решиться, решение, решимость

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - decidir, resolver, solucionar, acordar
v. intr. - resolverse, decidirse, proponerse
n. - resolución, decisión, determinación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - upplösa, skingra, föresätta sig, förmå
n. - beslut, föresats

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使分解, 解决, 解析, 决心, 决定, 分解, 解体, 决议, 作出正式决定, 消退, 决定之事, 坚决

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使分解, 解決, 解析
v. intr. - 決心, 決定, 分解, 解體, 決議, 作出正式決定, 消退
n. - 決定之事, 堅決, 決心

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 분해하다, 변화 시키다, 결심하다
v. intr. - 결심하다, 분해하다
n. - 결심 , 결단, 확고 부동

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 決心する, 決議する, 分解する, 解決する, 晴らす
n. - 決心, 決然としていること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحل, يصمم (الاسم) تصميم, قرار, صدق في العزيمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החליט, יישב, פתר, הפיג, הסדיר, המיר, גרם להפרדה, ניתח, פירק‬
v. intr. - ‮הומר, הפריד, התפרק, נמוג‬
n. - ‮החלטיות, החלטה נחושה‬

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