resolved
adjective
[ rɪˈzɒlvd ]
• firmly determined to do something.
• "Constance was resolved not to cry"
Similar:
determined to,
bent on,
hell bent on,
set on,
intent on,
insistent on,
committed to the idea of,
resolve
verb
• settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter).
• "the firm aims to resolve problems within 30 days"
Similar:
settle,
sort out,
solve,
find a solution to,
find an answer to,
fix,
work out,
straighten out,
deal with,
put right,
set right,
put to rights,
rectify,
iron out,
reconcile,
answer,
explain,
fathom,
unravel,
disentangle,
clarify,
clear up,
throw light on,
sew up,
hammer out,
thrash out,
patch up,
crack,
figure out,
• decide firmly on a course of action.
• "she resolved to ring Dana as soon as she got home"
Similar:
determine,
decide,
make up one's mind,
take a decision,
reach a decision,
conclude,
come to the conclusion,
settle on a plan of action,
• separate or cause to be separated into constituent parts or components.
• "alpha-zein is often resolved into two major size components"
• (of something seen at a distance) turn into a different form when seen more clearly.
• "the orange light resolved itself into four roadwork lanterns"
Similar:
turn into,
be transformed into,
become clearly visible as,
change into,
metamorphose into,
be transmuted into,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘dissolve, disintegrate’ and ‘solve (a problem)’): from Latin resolvere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + solvere ‘loosen’.
