Word

resolve, v.
(resolved, resolves, resolving)
freq. cnt. 25

bring to an end; settle conclusively
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6

adjudicate decide resolve settle

sample sentences

"The case was decided"
"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"
"The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

settlement settler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

resolve

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

decisive deciding

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

adjudicatory adjudicative judge

semantic pointers

hypernym

end, terminate

hyponym

judge adjust

reach a decision
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

purpose resolve

sample sentences

"he resolved never to drink again"

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

resolution resolve

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

purpose

semantic pointers

hypernym

decide, make up one's mind, determine

reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

conclude resolve

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

resolve

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

conclusive conclusion

semantic pointers

hyponym

settle, determine, square off, square up

hypernym

agree, concur, hold, concord

understand the meaning of
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3

answer resolve

sample sentences

"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

answerable

semantic pointers

hypernym

solve, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work out, work

find the solution
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

resolve solve

sample sentences

"solve an equation"
"solve for x"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

solving solver

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

resolution

semantic pointers

hypernym

compute, calculate, figure, reckon, cipher, cypher, work out

hyponym

factorize, factorise

make clearly visible
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

resolve

sample sentences

"can this image be resolved?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

resolving

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

optics

hypernym

recognize, make out, discern, distinguish, pick out, tell apart, spot, recognise

cause to go into a solution
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

break up dissolve resolve

sample sentences

"The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dissolution dissolving dissolver dissolvent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

resolvent

semantic pointers

hypernym

change integrity

hyponym

melt, run, melt down cut

cause

dissolve