All 7 Uses of
resolve
in
The Aeneid
- This oft repeated, he stood fix'd to die: Myself, my wife, my son, my family, Intreat, pray, beg, and raise a doleful cry'What, will he still persist, on death resolve, And in his ruin all his house involve!'†
Book 2
- Resume your ancient care; and, if the god Your sire, and you, resolve on foreign blood, Know all are foreign, in a larger sense, Not born your subjects, or deriv'd from hence.†
Book 7
- Himself without delay A jav'lin seiz'd, and singly took his way; Then gain'd a rising ground, and call'd from far: "Resolve me, strangers, whence, and what you are; Your bus'ness here; and bring you peace or war?"†
Book 8
- She said; and straight her arms, of snowy hue, About her unresolving husband threw.†
Book 8 *
- Now hear what I revolveA thought unripe— and scarcely yet resolve.†
Book 9 *
- As, compass'd with a wood of spears around, The lordly lion still maintains his ground; Grins horrible, retires, and turns again; Threats his distended paws, and shakes his mane; He loses while in vain he presses on, Nor will his courage let him dare to run: So Turnus fares, and, unresolved of flight, Moves tardy back, and just recedes from fight.†
Book 9
- Anxious, he stops a while, and thinks in haste; Then, desp'rate in distress, resolves at last.†
Book 11
Definitions:
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(resolve as in: How was the problem resolved?) to solve a problem, settle a disagreement, or for a situation to change
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(resolve as in: I resolved to stop drinking.) to decide -- typically a firm or formal decisioneditor's notes: In modern writing resolve is typically used to emphasize a firm or formal decision. In classic literature, it is used more frequently and often simply replaces decide or determine.