All 4 Uses of
resolve
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- Suddenly resolve hardened in him, and he seized a short sword that lay beside him, and kneeling he stooped low over the bodies of his companions.†
Chpt 1.8
- At last, however, Balin listened to the whispers, and resolved to go; and though Dain did not give leave willingly, he took with him Ori and Ã"in and many of our folk, and they went away south.†
Chpt 2.2
- This tale I must tell in full, for only Elrond has heard it yet, and that in brief, but it will bear on all that we must resolve.†
Chpt 2.2
- 'They all resolved to go forward,' said Galadriel looking in their eyes.†
Chpt 2.8 *
Definition:
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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.