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 →

2) To decide firmly to do something: She resolved to work harder. tree →

3) (noun) Strong determination: show resolve. tree →

4) (formal) To decide by voting. tree →

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 →
• I resolved to read every night. tree →
• The mystery was resolved in the last chapter. tree →
• Her resolve to win was strong. tree →
• The meeting resolved to build a new playground. tree →
• The teacher helped us resolve the problem. tree →
• So she lighted a torch, and set forth, resolving never to come back until Proserpina was discovered. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «resolve» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.