resolving

4 definitions • 7 examples

present participle of

to solve or end a problem or difficulty:

resolve the problem Have you resolved the problem of transport yet?

resolve your differences The couple resolved their differences and made an effort to get along.

to make a decision formally or with determination:

[ + that ] She resolved that she would never speak to him again.

[ + adv/prep ] After hours of argument, they resolved against taking legal action.

[ + to infinitive ] The company resolved to take no further action against the thieves.

If a note or a chord (= group of notes played at the same time) resolves or is resolved, it moves from dissonance (= a strange or unpleasant combination of sounds) to harmony (= a pleasant combination of sounds). :

The pianissimo piano chords gradually resolve.

The third of the final chord is then resolved into the fifth.