Resolve
verb
To find the answer or solution to a problem or question.
She is determined to resolve the problem by herself.
Often appears as...
- resolve a problem
- resolve an issue
verb
To make a serious decision or promise.
He resolved to start exercising regularly from the new year.
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- resolve to change
- resolve to succeed
verb
In music, to move from a discordant note or chord to a concordant one.
In that piece, the dissonant chords resolve beautifully into a harmonic ending.
Often appears as...
- resolve into harmony
- resolve a chord
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Technical
verb
In science, to separate something into its component parts.
The light was resolved into its spectral colors.
Often appears as...
- resolve into components
- resolve into elements
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In computing, to convert a domain name into an IP address.
The DNS server is used to resolve the website's domain name into its IP address.
Often appears as...
- resolve a domain name
- resolve an ip address
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A strong determination to do something.
She showed great resolve in fighting the disease.
Often appears as...
- show resolve
- have resolve
verb
To find the answer or solution to a problem or question.
She is determined to resolve the problem by herself.
Often appears as...
- resolve a problem
- resolve an issue
verb
To make a serious decision or promise.
He resolved to start exercising regularly from the new year.
Often appears as...
- resolve to change
- resolve to succeed
verb
In music, to move from a discordant note or chord to a concordant one.
In that piece, the dissonant chords resolve beautifully into a harmonic ending.
Often appears as...
- resolve into harmony
- resolve a chord
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In science, to separate something into its component parts.
The light was resolved into its spectral colors.
Often appears as...
- resolve into components
- resolve into elements
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In computing, to convert a domain name into an IP address.
The DNS server is used to resolve the website's domain name into its IP address.
Often appears as...
- resolve a domain name
- resolve an ip address
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A strong determination to do something.
She showed great resolve in fighting the disease.
Often appears as...
- show resolve
- have resolve
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Problem-solving
Use 'resolve' when referring to dealing with challenges or disputes.
The team resolved the issue quickly.
Pro Tip 2/2Positive Outcome
Implies a successful end, often after a difficult process.
After much debate, they finally resolved their differences.
Pro Tip 1/2Problem-solving
Use 'resolve' when referring to dealing with challenges or disputes.
The team resolved the issue quickly.
Pro Tip 2/2Positive Outcome
Implies a successful end, often after a difficult process.
After much debate, they finally resolved their differences.
Pro Tip 1/2Problem-solving
Use 'resolve' when referring to dealing with challenges or disputes.
The team resolved the issue quickly.
Pro Tip 2/2Positive Outcome
Implies a successful end, often after a difficult process.
After much debate, they finally resolved their differences.
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The healing power of...
stand in silence demonstrating our resolve we saw each other and we knew we are not alone in her anger and fear or even our courage it actually felt like our hearts were beating and sink brick by brick spread like wildfire we are mailing jumpsuits to people across the country to build human walls
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How a wound heals itself...
But because the skin does not fully recover, scarring continues to be a major clinical issue for doctors around the world. And even though researchers have made significant strides in understanding the healing process, many fundamental mysteries remain unresolved.
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The Rise of the Cali...
I want to be like my dad. I wanted to help my family. People think that bandits don't have values. But my dad and uncle did. They have honor. Violence was the last step to resolve the problems, because dead people don't pay what they owe.
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How does fracking work?...
and damaged infrastructure from pressure and waste water injection. Links between fracking and increased seismic activity leave unresolved questions about long-term pressure imbalances that might be happening deep beneath our feet.
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Einstein's miracle year...
the clouds parted. Einstein realized that the contradiction could be resolved if it was the speed of light that remained constant, regardless of reference frame, while both time and space were relative to the observer.
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Why is this painting so...
the real, and the reflected worlds, maintaining an unresolved tension between them to tell a more complex story than any mirror can provide.
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Stunning Moonlight...
by moonlight we become more optically sensitive the world resolves to subtle
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What causes antibiotic...
Other scientists are investigating alternate solutions, such as phage therapy or using vaccines to prevent infections. Most importantly, curbing the excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics, such as for minor infections that can resolve on their own, as well as changing medical practice to prevent hospital infections,
Video examples
Bart Knols: Cheese, dogs...
we may be able to stop transmission of disease. Now, solving this puzzle was not an easy thing, because we produce hundreds of different chemicals on the skin, but we undertook some remarkable experiments that managed us to resolve this puzzle very quickly indeed. First, we observed that not all mosquito species
Video examples
What is Zeno's Dichotomy...
It says that traveling from any location to any other location should take an infinite amount of time. In other words, it says that all motion is impossible. This conclusion is clearly absurd, but where is the flaw in the logic? To resolve the paradox, it helps to turn the story into a math problem.
Video examples
The healing power of...
stand in silence demonstrating our resolve we saw each other and we knew we are not alone in her anger and fear or even our courage it actually felt like our hearts were beating and sink brick by brick spread like wildfire we are mailing jumpsuits to people across the country to build human walls
Video examples
How a wound heals itself...
But because the skin does not fully recover, scarring continues to be a major clinical issue for doctors around the world. And even though researchers have made significant strides in understanding the healing process, many fundamental mysteries remain unresolved.
Video examples
The Rise of the Cali...
I want to be like my dad. I wanted to help my family. People think that bandits don't have values. But my dad and uncle did. They have honor. Violence was the last step to resolve the problems, because dead people don't pay what they owe.
Video examples
How does fracking work?...
and damaged infrastructure from pressure and waste water injection. Links between fracking and increased seismic activity leave unresolved questions about long-term pressure imbalances that might be happening deep beneath our feet.
Video examples
Einstein's miracle year...
the clouds parted. Einstein realized that the contradiction could be resolved if it was the speed of light that remained constant, regardless of reference frame, while both time and space were relative to the observer.
Video examples
Why is this painting so...
the real, and the reflected worlds, maintaining an unresolved tension between them to tell a more complex story than any mirror can provide.
Video examples
Stunning Moonlight...
by moonlight we become more optically sensitive the world resolves to subtle
Example 1 of 10
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Frederic Chopin
Polish Composer
If the newspapers cut me up so much that I shall not venture before the world again, I have resolved to become a house painter; that would be as easy as anything else, and I should, at any rate, still be an artist!
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Jorge Bucay
Argentinian Psychologist
When you don't manage your life well, you become angry and frustrated as things don't go as intended, and our bad mood is a sign showing we were not able to resolve the conflict.
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Gottfried Leibniz
German Philosopher
When a truth is necessary, the reason for it can be found by analysis, that is, by resolving it into simpler ideas and truths until the primary ones are reached.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.
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Hugh Laurie
British Actor
I have resolved to pick one novel and just read it over and over again for the rest of my life, because I cannot remember anything anymore.
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George W. Bush
American President
The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass the test.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
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Hamza Yusuf
American Clergyman
Palestine is the issue, and until this issue is resolved, there can be no peace.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
Families in real life don't tend to resolve things neatly.
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Homer
Greek Poet
Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.
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Frederic Chopin
Polish Composer
If the newspapers cut me up so much that I shall not venture before the world again, I have resolved to become a house painter; that would be as easy as anything else, and I should, at any rate, still be an artist!
Quote examples
Jorge Bucay
Argentinian Psychologist
When you don't manage your life well, you become angry and frustrated as things don't go as intended, and our bad mood is a sign showing we were not able to resolve the conflict.
Quote examples
Gottfried Leibniz
German Philosopher
When a truth is necessary, the reason for it can be found by analysis, that is, by resolving it into simpler ideas and truths until the primary ones are reached.
Quote examples
Jim Rohn
American Businessman
The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.
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Hugh Laurie
British Actor
I have resolved to pick one novel and just read it over and over again for the rest of my life, because I cannot remember anything anymore.
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George W. Bush
American President
The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass the test.
Quote examples
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
Quote examples
Hamza Yusuf
American Clergyman
Palestine is the issue, and until this issue is resolved, there can be no peace.
Quote examples
Drew Barrymore
American Actress
Families in real life don't tend to resolve things neatly.
Quote examples
Homer
Greek Poet
Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.
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