resolve
verb (used with object)
to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something).
was resolving
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past progressiveof resolve.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Army confirmed a "breach", saying it took information security "extremely seriously" and was resolving the issue.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2022
The company filed notice of the pending deal with a San Francisco federal court on Thursday, saying it was resolving details of the agreement and would seek court approval of a settlement within 60 days.
From Reuters ● May 27, 2022
Instead, North Korea claimed this week that it was resolving its outbreak of “fever” patients on its own, citing decreasing numbers of suspected covid cases.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2022
So, at about the same moment that Jobs was announcing “the world’s first mobile phone with iTunes” to the media, he was resolving to make it obsolete.
From The Verge ● Jun. 13, 2017
But she thought of the moment when he had first come to her in Mrs. Tappitt's drawing-room, just as she was resolving that he did not intend to notice her further.
From Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope
