verb, noun · academic
resolve
UK/rɪˈzɒlv/US/rɪˈzɑːlv/re·SOLVE
to find a solution to a problem or disagreement; determination or firmness of purpose (noun)
Examples
“The committee resolved several outstanding issues during the meeting.”
“Her resolve to improve standards inspired the whole team.”
“Researchers are working to resolve discrepancies between the datasets.”
Band 8 sentence
“To ensure the validity of the study, the team must resolve inconsistencies in the data before analysis.”
Collocations
- resolve a problem
- reach a resolution
- firm resolve
Word family
Common mistakes
dùng 'solve' mọi lúc thay cho 'resolve'→dùng 'resolve' cho tranh chấp hoặc vấn đề phức tạp; 'solve' phù hợp cho bài toán hoặc vấn đề đơn giản
dịch 'resolve' (danh từ) thành 'giải pháp' thay vì 'sự quyết tâm'→chú ý ngữ cảnh để dịch 'resolve' (noun) là 'sự quyết tâm' hoặc 'quyết định' tùy câu
Say it for a higher band
5fix→6solve→7+resolve
Synonyms
solve
Easily confused
solve
“They solved the technical problem within an hour.”
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