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RESOLVED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Determined
Example:
single-minded in his determination to stop smoking
Synonyms:
resolved; single-minded
Classified under:
Similar:
resolute (firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Explained or answered
Example:
mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved
Synonyms:
resolved; solved
Classified under:
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb resolve
Context examples:
Six years have passed since I resolved on my present undertaking.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Sir Thomas resolved to speak seriously to her.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
And when the snowy afternoon came, Jo resolved to try what could be done.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
You are each of you so complying, that nothing will ever be resolved on; so easy, that every servant will cheat you; and so generous, that you will always exceed your income.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
The technique may open the door to more efficient and highly resolved investigations of chemical distributions in individual cells.
(Cell chemistry illuminated by laser light, National Science Foundation)
But characterizing stem cells and controlling their fate must be resolved before using them in treatments.
(Better biosensor technology created for stem cells, National Science Foundation)
The Wi-Fi Alliance said it "could be resolved through a straightforward software update."
(Digital security researchers publicly reveal vulnerability in WPA2 WiFi protocol, Wikinews)
By forming crosslinks between the 4 subunits to further stabilize the structure, they resolved it in even greater detail.
(Structure of receptor involved in brain disorders, NIH)
In the image, the disk of Uranus is just barely resolved.
(Cassini spies the ice-giant planet Uranus, NASA)
Recent observations have resolved a larger pocket of cooler dust that may be indirectly scattering the light from the central stars.
(Hubble Observes One-of-a-Kind Star Nicknamed 'Nasty', NASA)
