All 8 Uses

resolve
in
The Red Badge of Courage
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He must accumulate information of himself, and meanwhile he resolved to remain close upon his guard lest those qualities of which he knew nothing should everlastingly disgrace him.
Chpt 1 *

resolved = decided
He resolved to get a view of it, and then, he thought he might very likely run better than the best of them.
Chpt 4
He went from the fields into a thick woods, as if resolved to bury himself.
Chpt 7

resolved = determined (having firm purpose or having firmly decided)
He resolved not to deal the little blow.
Chpt 15

resolved = decided
They seemed resolved to make every trouble.
Chpt 20 *

resolved = determined
The youth had resolved not to budge whatever should happen.
Chpt 22

resolved = decided
He was resolved it should not escape if wild blows and darings of blows could seize it.
Chpt 23

resolved = determined (having firm purpose or having firmly decided)
The soldiers who had heart to go slowly were continually shaken in their resolves by a knowledge that comrades were slipping with speed back to the lines.†
Chpt 20

Definitions:

(1) (resolve as in: I resolved to stop drinking.)
to decide -- typically a firm or formal decision

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.
(2) (resolve as in: This committee hereby resolves...)
make a decision or voice an opinion by formal group vote
(3) (resolve as in: Her resolve weakened.)
firmness of purpose (strong determination to do something)
(4) (resolve as in: How was the problem resolved?)
to solve a problem, settle a disagreement, or for a situation to change
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Less commonly, resolve can mean:
- to make clearly visible -- as in "The microscope cannot resolve that level of detail."
- to divide into parts -- as in "The problem resolves into three parts,"or (math) "Resolve the polynomial into factors," or (chemistry) "As the temperature changes, the compound resolves into its component parts," or (physics) "The force on the inclined plane resolves into horizontal and vertical components."
- reduce or convert into something else -- as in "The URL is resolved to an IP address," or (music) "The progression is resolved as the dissonance is replaced by consonance."