Dictionary entry details
• RESOLVE (noun)
Meaning:
The trait of being resolute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
firmness of purpose; resoluteness; resolve; firmness; resolution
Context examples:
his resoluteness carried him through the battle / it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
Hypernyms ("resolve" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resolve"):
possession; self-command; self-control; self-possession; self-will; willpower (the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior)
steadfastness (steadfast resolution)
determination; purpose (the quality of being determined to do or achieve something)
decision; decisiveness (the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose)
adamance; obduracy; unyieldingness (resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible)
single-mindedness (characterized by one unified purpose)
bullheadedness; obstinacy; obstinance; pigheadedness; self-will; stubbornness (resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires)
stiffness (firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action)
sturdiness (resoluteness evidenced by strength of character)
steadiness (freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct)
Meaning:
A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
resolution; resolve; declaration
Hypernyms ("resolve" is a kind of...):
document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resolve"):
joint resolution (a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the chief executive (or passed over the executive's veto))
Instance hyponyms:
Declaration of Independence (the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain)
• RESOLVE (verb)
Meaning:
Bring to an end; settle conclusively
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
resolve; adjudicate; decide; settle
Context examples:
The case was decided / The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff / The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
Hypernyms (to "resolve" is one way to...):
end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "resolve"):
judge (determine the result of (a competition))
adjust (decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
resolve; conclude
Hypernyms (to "resolve" is one way to...):
agree; concord; concur; hold (be in accord; be in agreement)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "resolve"):
determine; settle; square off; square up (settle conclusively; come to terms)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Reach a decision
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
purpose; resolve
Context example:
he resolved never to drink again
Hypernyms (to "resolve" is one way to...):
decide; determine; make up one's mind (reach, make, or come to a decision about something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They resolve to move
Meaning:
Understand the meaning of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
resolve; answer
Context example:
The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered
Hypernyms (to "resolve" is one way to...):
figure out; lick; puzzle out; solve; work; work out (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make clearly visible
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
can this image be resolved?
Hypernyms (to "resolve" is one way to...):
discern; distinguish; make out; pick out; recognise; recognize; tell apart (detect with the senses)
Domain category:
optics (the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Find the solution
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
solve; resolve
Context examples:
solve an equation / solve for x
Hypernyms (to "resolve" is one way to...):
calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "resolve"):
factorise; factorize (resolve (a polynomial) into factors)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to go into a solution
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
dissolve; break up; resolve
Context example:
The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
Hypernyms (to "resolve" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Cause:
dissolve (pass into a solution)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "resolve"):
cut (dissolve by breaking down the fat of)
melt; melt down; run (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
