What does the word resolve mean?
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Fixedness of purpose; a fixed determination; resolution.
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Resolvable.
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: adjective
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Usage examples for resolve
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Augustus Staveley had come into Harley Street with a positive resolve to throw his heart and hand and fortune at the feet of Miss Furnival. – Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope
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There was no hope; but he made one resolve and made it grimly in words that never reached his lips. – The Finding of Haldgren by Charles Willard Diffin
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Finally the quarrel was ended by the resolve to refer the dispute to some friends and to beg them to judge between them. – The Strange Story Book by Mrs. Andrew Lang