All 10 Uses

resolve
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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Maybe she'll falter in her resolve.
Book 2

resolve = firmness of purpose
My resolve wavered for a second.
Book 3
I resolved that I would do at least as well as I had on the hunt.
Book 3 *

resolved = decided (with determination)
She said they were sometimes similarly hazy when there were outside decisions that might conflict but that had not been solidly resolved.
Book 3

resolved = decided
I didn't feel the same resolve the others seemed to feel.
Book 3 *

resolve = determination (firmness of purpose)
After putting together Alice's clues, I couldn't hope that the coming confrontation would be resolved peacefully.
Book 3

resolved = settled or solved
"I'm so glad this could be resolved without violence," he said sweetly.
Book 3 *

resolved = settled
It turned out there were actually lots of people I hadn't danced with yet, and that gave me a chance to truly compose and resolve myself.†
Book 1
I never imagined what she was really thinking, what she was resolving.†
Book 2
There were a few unresolved differences of opinion between me and Sam at the moment.†
Book 2

unresolved = not settled or solved

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unresolved means not and reverses the meaning of resolved. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.

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."