All 8 Uses of

resolve

in

Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer

Well, weirdly enough, that was sort of how they resolved things.
Chpt 5

resolved = settled or solved

If I get this resolved, whatever it is we're dealing with, will you please consider waiting?
Chpt 10

Perhaps if we can talk to these young ones, explain the rules, it can be resolved peacefully.
Chpt 10 *

resolved = settled

I stared out the window, into the liquid gray haze, and tried to find where my resolve had gone.
Chpt 12

resolve = firmness of purpose

He still had my chin — his fingers holding too tight, till it hurt — and I saw the resolve form abruptly in his eyes.†
Chpt 15 *

It made me jump, worrying that he'd somehow heard my resolve, but his eyes were on Jasper.†
Chpt 18

He pulled back a few inches to look at me, and his eyes did nothing to help my resolve.†
Chpt 27

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."