resolved

[ ri-zolvd ]

/ rɪˈzɒlvd /

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adjective

firm in purpose or intent; determined.

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Origin of resolved

First recorded in 1490–1500; resolve + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM resolved

re·solv·ed·ly

[ri-zol-vid-lee], /rɪˈzɒl vɪd li/, adverbre·solv·ed·ness, nounun·re·solved, adjectivewell-re·solved, adjective

Words nearby resolved

resolution, resolutioner, resolutive, resolvable, resolve, resolved, resolvent, resolving power, resonance, resonance radiation, resonant

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How to use resolved in a sentence

They assured him that should this happen, many problems would be resolved.
A Daughter’s Plea: Free My Father from Prison in Iran|Mitra Pourshajari, Movements.Org, Advancing Human Rights|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Monday, there were only two issues "that should be resolved tonight," the aide said.
CIA Torture Report ‘Days’ Away, Feinstein Says|Tim Mak|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cervecerías Barú resolved problems with their draft system that prohibited them from selling on tap for almost seven years.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mike Tweedy, a government employee in Georgia, resolved to leave Mormonism in 2007.
God vs. the Internet. And the Winner is…|Michael Schulson|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But even such basic questions as what sort of political power should be established have not been resolved.
Ukraine Rebels Love Russia, Hate Gays, Threaten Executions|Anna Nemtsova|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We resolved to do our best to merit the good opinion which we thus supposed them to entertain of us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
This was why we resolved, at the time of our arrival, not to baptize any adults unless they were previously well catechized.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
I resolved to investigate the matter, as it was only verbal, so that it might not become public.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Freed from his presence, Black Sheep resolved that he should no longer be deprived of his allowance of pleasure-reading.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for resolved

resolved

/ (rɪˈzɒlvd) /

adjective

fixed in purpose or intention; determined

Derived forms of resolved

resolvedly (rɪˈzɒlvɪdlɪ), adverbresolvedness, noun

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