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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resolved
     (-z?lvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Resolving.] [L. resolvere,
     resolutum, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. re- re- +
     solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. r['e]soudare to resolve.
     See Solve, and cf. Resolve, v. i., Resolute,
     Resolution.]
     1. To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the
        constituent elements; -- said of compound substances;
        hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.
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              O, that this too too solid flesh would melt,
              Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew!  --Shak.
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              Ye immortal souls, who once were men,
              And now resolved to elements again.   --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- said of
        complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or
        certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel;
        to explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; as,
        to resolve a riddle. ``Resolve my doubt.'' --Shak.
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              To the resolving whereof we must first know that the
              Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving
              Gentile.                              --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to
        inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
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              Sir, be resolved. I must and will come. --Beau. &
                                                    Fl.
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              Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse,
              Want with a full, or with an empty purse? --Pope.
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              In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved
              it can not be equaled by any region.  --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
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              We must be resolved how the law can be pure and
              perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over
              these Eleusinian mysteries.           --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind;
        to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected
        event.
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     5. To express, as an opinion or determination, by resolution
        and vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; --
        followed by a clause; as, the house resolved (or, it was
        resolved by the house) that no money should be apropriated
        (or, to appropriate no money).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used
        only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a
        committee of the whole.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Math.) To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several
        things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to
        find the answer to, or the result of. --Hutton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Med.) To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an
        inflammation or a tumor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. (Mus.) To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their
        several tendencies, resulting in a concord.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     To resolve a nebula.(Astron.) See Resolution of a nebula,
        under Resolution.
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     Syn: To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Resolved \Re*solved"\ (r?-z?lvd"), p. p. & a.
     Having a fixed purpose; determined; resolute; -- usually
     placed after its noun; as, a man resolved to be rich.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           That makes him a resolved enemy.         --Jer. Taylor.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I am resolved she shall not settle here. --Fielding.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resolved
     (-z?lvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Resolving.] [L. resolvere,
     resolutum, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. re- re- +
     solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. r['e]soudare to resolve.
     See Solve, and cf. Resolve, v. i., Resolute,
     Resolution.]
     1. To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the
        constituent elements; -- said of compound substances;
        hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.
  
              O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw,
              and resolve itself into a dew!        --Shak.
  
              Ye immortal souls, who once were men, And now
              resolved to elements again.           --Dryden.
  
     2. To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- said of
        complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or
        certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel;
        to explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; as,
        to resolve a riddle. ``Resolve my doubt.'' --Shak.
  
              To the resolving whereof we must first know that the
              Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving
              Gentile.                              --Milton.
  
     3. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to
        inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
  
              Sir, be resolved. I must and will come. --Beau. &
                                                    Fl.
  
              Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse, Want
              with a full, or with an empty purse?  --Pope.
  
              In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved
              it can not be equaled by any region.  --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
  
              We must be resolved how the law can be pure and
              perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over
              these Eleusinian mysteries.           --Milton.
  
     4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind;
        to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected
        event.
  
     5. To express, as an opinion or determination, by resolution
        and vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; --
        followed by a clause; as, the house resolved (or, it was
        resolved by the house) that no money should be apropriated
        (or, to appropriate no money).
  
     6. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used
        only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a
        committee of the whole.
  
     7. (Math.) To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several
        things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to
        find the answer to, or the result of. --Hutton.
  
     8. (Med.) To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an
        inflammation or a tumor.
  
     9. (Mus.) To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their
        several tendencies, resulting in a concord.
  
     10. To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
     To resolve a nebula.(Astron.) See Resolution of a nebula,
        under Resolution.
  
     Syn: To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Resolved \Re*solved"\ (r?-z?lvd"), p. p. & a.
     Having a fixed purpose; determined; resolute; -- usually
     placed after its noun; as, a man resolved to be rich.
  
           That makes him a resolved enemy.         --Jer. Taylor.
  
           I am resolved she shall not settle here. --Fielding.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  resolved
       adj 1: determined; "she was firmly resolved to be a doctor";
              "single-minded in his determination to stop smoking"
              [syn: single-minded]
       2: explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved;
          problems resolved and unresolved" [syn: solved] [ant: unsolved]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  resolved
     Αγγλικά a.
     αποφασισμένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  resolved
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: resolver)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  resolved
     a.
     determined; fixed in one's purpose
     vb.
     (infl of en resolve  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  resolved
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: resolver)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  resolved
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: resolver)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  resolved
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r esolve d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  resolved
     Spanska vb.
     (böjning es verb resolver)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/
  صمّم

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/ 
  odhodlaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/ 
  rozhodnutý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/ 
  rozřešený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/ 
  vyřešený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/
  aufgelöst
        "be resolved into sth."  - sich in etw. auflösen
        "resolved into dust"  - in Staub verwandelt
        "be resolved into tears"  - in Tränen aufgelöst sein
   see: resolve sth. into sth., resolving, resolves, resolved
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/
  löste auf
        "be resolved into sth."  - sich in etw. auflösen
        "resolved into dust"  - in Staub verwandelt
        "be resolved into tears"  - in Tränen aufgelöst sein
   see: resolve sth. into sth., resolving, resolved, resolves
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/
  entschlossen 
        "be resolved to do sth."  - (fest) entschlossen sein, etw. zu tun

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/
  gelöst
   see: resolve, resolving
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/
  zerfallen, aufgelöst
   see: resolve into sth., resolving
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/
  zerstreut
   see: resolve, resolving
  

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/ 
  1. विचार
        "I was firmly resolved not to see him."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/
  odlučan, odlučen, odlučio, riješen

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/ 
  resolvido, solucionado

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  resolved /ɹɪzˈɒlvd/
  1. azimli, kararlı
  2. kararvermiş veya verilmiş.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹiˈzɑɫvd/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 下定决心的,断然的;
  v. 决定,解决,决心;
  vbl. 决定,解决,决心;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 下定决心的,断然的

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