resolve
Usage
What are other ways to say resolve?
To resolve is to show firmness of purpose: He resolved to ask for a promotion. To determine is to arrive at a conclusion after reasoning or observation: He determined that there was no available path to victory. To decide is to make up one's mind as to what shall be done and the way to do it: He decided to go today.
Example Sentences
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To resolve this discrepancy, the researchers proposed that charge separation is not uniform.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
The U.K. could resolve its debt problems with tolls at the Strait of Gibraltar and the English Channel, although France might object.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Koch adjusted the system's controls, restarted them with the help of mission control, and that appeared to resolve the issue.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Fagbemi said the scale of the operation showed the government's resolve to deal with the matter.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
But rather than resolve itself, the aching worsened, her limbs weak and her head pounding.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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