All 6 Uses

resolve
in
Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)
(Edited)

Sometime in the near future, this war will be resolved.
Chpt 19

resolved = settled or solved
If ever you waver in your resolve, think of the Mockingjay, and in her you will find the strength you need to rid Panem of its oppressors.
Chpt 21

resolve = firmness of purpose
I pull my paper map from a pocket in my uniform and spread it out on the floor with new resolve.
Chpt 23
Whatever problems we may have with each other, we prefer resolving our differences one-on-one.
Chpt 26 *

resolving = settled
I resolve to lie on the bed without eating, drinking, or taking my medications.
Chpt 27 *

resolve = decide; or decision
I must have been on a fairly large dose because when the craving for it hits, accompanied by tremors, and shooting pains, and unbearable cold, my resolve's crushed like an eggshell.
Chpt 27 *

resolve = determination

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."