resolve

/rɪˈzɑlv/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
resolves
past
resolved
past participle
resolved
gerund
resolving

Meaning

  1. resolver

    • They resolve the dispute quickly.

      Resuelven la disputa rápidamente.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

solve

resolve is more formal, to settle a problem or conflict, often abstract, like resolving a dispute; solve is more concrete, to find the answer to a specific problem, like a puzzle.

Similar in other languages

German

beschließen

beschließen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to resolve, to decide."

French

résoudre

resolve is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to resolve, to solve."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa resolve?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: They ___ the dispute quickly.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a resolve?

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