Resolve

/ɹiːˈzɒlv/ noun verb

Determination; will power.

What it means

  1. (noun) Determination; will power. “It took all my resolve to go through with the surgery.”
  2. (noun) A determination to do something; a fixed decision.
  3. (noun) An act of resolving something; resolution.
  4. (verb) To find a solution to (a problem).
  5. (verb) To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain. “to resolve a riddle”
  6. (verb) To make a firm decision to do something. “I resolve to finish this work before I go home.”
  7. (verb) To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle. “He was resolved by an unexpected event.”
  8. (verb) 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.”
  9. (verb) To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.
  10. (verb) To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
  11. (verb) To cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance.
  12. (verb) To render visible or distinguishable the parts of something.

Letter analysis

  • Resolve contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

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What does Resolve mean?

Determination; will power.

How many letters are in Resolve?

Resolve has 7 letters.

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