Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 lösen
, 🇪🇸 resolver
, 🇮🇹 risolvere
, 🇵🇹 resolver
, 🇨🇳 解决
, 🇯🇵 解決する
, 🇰🇷 해결하다
, 🇸🇦 حل
, 🇮🇳 समाधान करना
Usage Examples
- J'ai besoin de résoudre ce problème rapidement.
- Elle a réussi à résoudre l'énigme.
- Nous devons résoudre le conflit avant demain.
Etymology
"Résoudre" comes from Old French *resoudre*, which in turn derives from the Latin verb **resolvere**.
The Latin word combines the prefix **re-** (again) with **solvere** “to loosen, set free”, itself from *solvo* “to loosen, solve”.
Through Middle French the sense shifted from “to set free” to “to solve a problem” or “to resolve a dispute”.
Synonyms
régler
clarifier
élucider
démêler
trancher
mettre fin à
dissiper
Antonyms
ignorer
compliquer
entraver
aggraver
procrastiner