RESOLUTION


Meaning of RESOLUTION in English

/ ˌrezəˈluːʃn; NAmE / noun

1.

[ C ] a formal statement of an opinion agreed on by a committee or a council, especially by means of a vote :

to pass / adopt / carry a resolution

2.

[ U , sing. ] the act of solving or settling a problem, disagreement, etc.

SYN settlement :

The government is pressing for an early resolution of the dispute.

3.

[ U ] the quality of being resolute or determined

SYN resolve :

The reforms owe a great deal to the resolution of one man.

4.

[ C ] resolution (to do sth) a firm decision to do or not to do sth :

She made a resolution to visit her relatives more often.

Have you made any New Year's resolutions (= for example, to give up smoking from 1 January) ?

5.

[ U , sing. ] the power of a computer screen, printer, etc. to give a clear image, depending on the size of the dots that make up the image :

high-resolution graphics

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin resolutio(n-) , from resolvere loosen, release, from re- (expressing intensive force) + solvere loosen.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.