Meaning

17 senses
  1. (transitive)To find a solution to (a problem).

    lösen, auflösen

    реша́тьrešátʹ, реши́тьrešítʹ

    find the solution

  2. (transitive)To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain.

    to resolve a riddle

    lösen

  3. (intransitive)To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action.

    I resolve to finish this work before I go home.

    beschließen, sich entschließen

    реша́тьсяrešátʹsja, реши́тьсяrešítʹsja, постанови́тьpostanovítʹ

    reach a decision

  4. (transitive)To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle.

    He was resolved by an unexpected event.

    sich entschließen

  5. To come to an agreement or make peace; patch up relationship, settle differences, bury the hatchet.

    After two weeks of bickering, they finally resolved their differences.

    lösen, sich einigen

  6. (intransitive, reflexive, transitive)To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.

    The House immediately resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill.

    auflösen, sich auflösen, lösen

  7. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.

    überzeugen, sich überzeugen

  8. To cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance.

    stimmen (vt.), einstimmen

    cause to go into a solution

  9. To render visible or distinguishable the parts of something.

    make clearly visible

  10. To find the IP address of a hostname, or the entity referred to by a symbol in source code; to look up.

    ermitteln (IP-Adresse), Symbol dekodieren (Computersprache)

  11. (rare, transitive)To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid).

    schmelzen, lösen, auflösen

  12. (intransitive, rare, reflexive)To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid.

    sich zersetzen

Examples

200 sentences
  1. We've resolved the problem.

    Ми вирішили проблему.

    ruМы решили проблему.

    deWir haben das Problem gelöst.

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  2. The problem has been resolved.

    Проблему було вирішено.

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  3. We haven't resolved anything yet.

    Ми ще нічого не вирішили.

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  4. Tom had trouble resolving the situation.

    ruУ Тома были проблемы с улаживанием ситуации.

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  5. I hope this is resolved quickly.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to find a solution to:
to make a firm decision:
Deutsch
By meaning 11
to find a solution to:
to make a firm decision:
to come to an agreement:
to break down into constituent parts:
to cause to perceive or understand, to convince; to assure; to make certain:
to cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance:
to find IP address or entity:
to melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften:
to melt; to dissolve; to become liquid:
medicine: to disperse or scatter:
to relax; to lie at ease:

Origin

From Middle English resolven, from Old French resolver, a learned borrowing of Latin resol

From Middle English resolven, from Old French resolver, a learned borrowing of Latin resolvō (“loosen, thaw, melt, resolve”), equivalent to re- + solve. Piecewise doublet of re-solve.

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Forms

resolves, resolving, resolved, resolved
Base formresolve · to resolve
3rd person singularresolves
Present participleresolving
Past simpleresolved
Past participleresolved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyresolve
he, she, itresolves

Past simpleLesson

all personsresolved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave resolved
he, she, ithas resolved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill resolve

Synonyms

29 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

16 related words

See also

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