resolver

See also: résolver and resòlver

English

Etymology

resolve +‎ -er.

Noun

resolver (plural resolvers)

  1. One who or that which resolves.
    Courts are resolvers of disputes.
    On the Internet, a DNS resolver maps domain names to IP addresses.
  2. A device whose electrical output is proportional to the angular position of an object such as a rotor.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin resolvere, present active infinitive of resolvō as if it were a first group verb. Compare the inherited résoudre.

Verb

resolver

  1. (reflexive, se resolver) to resolve oneself; to become resolved
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 156 of this essay:
      Fleume toumente fort car la matiere est moulte visqueuse et pour ce elle se resolve legierement et interpole petit car l’umeur est moult apre et l’est a putrefaction pour cause d’umidité.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of resolver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive resolver avoir resolvé
gerund en resolvant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle resolvant
past participle resolvé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present resolf resolves resolve resolvons resolvez resolvent
imperfect resolvoie, resolveie, resolvoe, resolveve resolvoies, resolveies, resolvoes, resolveves resolvoit, resolveit, resolvot, resolveve resolviiens, resolviens resolviiez, resolviez resolvoient, resolveient, resolvoent, resolvevent
preterite resolvai resolvas resolva resolvames resolvastes resolverent
future resolverai resolveras resolvera resolverons resolveroiz, resolvereiz, resolverez resolveront
conditional resolveroie, resolvereie resolveroies, resolvereies resolveroit, resolvereit resolveriiens, resolveriens resolveriiez, resolveriez resolveroient, resolvereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present resolf resols resolt resolvons resolvez resolvent
imperfect resolvasse resolvasses resolvast resolvissons, resolvissiens resolvissoiz, resolvissez, resolvissiez resolvassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— resolve — resolvons resolvez —

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin resolvere (“to release”), from re- (“again”) + solvō (“to loosen, to unbind”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.zowˈve(ʁ)/ [he.zoʊ̯ˈve(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.zowˈve(ɾ)/ [he.zoʊ̯ˈve(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.zowˈve(ʁ)/ [χe.zoʊ̯ˈve(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.zowˈve(ɻ)/ [he.zoʊ̯ˈve(ɻ)]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.zolˈveɾ/ [ʁɨ.zoɫˈveɾ], /ʁɨ.zɔlˈveɾ/ [ʁɨ.zɔɫˈveɾ]

  • Hyphenation: re‧sol‧ver

Verb

resolver (first-person singular present resolvo, first-person singular preterite resolvi, past participle resolvido)

  1. (transitive) to solve (to find an answer or solution)
    Você conseguiu resolver o problema?
    Could you solve the problem?
    Synonyms: decifrar, solucionar, solver
  2. (optionally takes a reflexive pronoun, auxiliary with a and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to decide to do something
    Resolvi-me a ir embora. ― I decided to leave.
    Resolvi ir embora. ― I decided to leave.
    Synonyms: decidir, deliberar, determinar, escolher
  3. (transitive) to dissolve; to dissipate
    Synonyms: desfazer, dissipar, dissolver, solver
  4. (transitive) to annul (to formally revoke the validity of)
    Synonyms: abolir, anular, desfazer, invalidar
  5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to fade away
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with em) to consist

Conjugation
    Conjugation of resolver (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal resolver
Personal resolver resolveres resolver resolvermos resolverdes resolverem
Gerund
resolvendo
Past participle
Masculine resolvido resolvidos
Feminine resolvida resolvidas
Indicative
Present resolvo resolves resolve resolvemos resolveis resolvem
Imperfect resolvia resolvias resolvia resolvíamos resolvíeis resolviam
Preterite resolvi resolveste resolveu resolvemos resolvestes resolveram
Pluperfect resolvera resolveras resolvera resolvêramos resolvêreis resolveram
Future resolverei resolverás resolverá resolveremos resolvereis resolverão
Conditional
resolveria resolverias resolveria resolveríamos resolveríeis resolveriam
Subjunctive
Present resolva resolvas resolva resolvamos resolvais resolvam
Imperfect resolvesse resolvesses resolvesse resolvêssemos resolvêsseis resolvessem
Future resolver resolveres resolver resolvermos resolverdes resolverem
Imperative
Affirmative resolve resolva resolvamos resolvei resolvam
Negative (não) não resolvas não resolva não resolvamos não resolvais não resolvam

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:resolver.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin resolvere, present active infinitive of resolvō. Cognate with English resolve.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /resolˈbeɾ/ [re.solˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧sol‧ver

Verb

resolver (first-person singular present resuelvo, first-person singular preterite resolví, past participle resuelto)

  1. to resolve, to sort out, to settle, to address, to tackle, to overcome, to iron out
    Eso lo resuelve. ― That settles it.
  2. to solve, to figure out, to work out, to crack
  3. to decide
  4. to meet (e.g. demands, needs, requirements)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of resolver (irregular; o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive resolver
gerund resolviendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular resuelto resuelta
plural resueltos resueltas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present resuelvo resuelvestú
resolvésvos		 resuelve resolvemos resolvéis resuelven
imperfect resolvía resolvías resolvía resolvíamos resolvíais resolvían
preterite resolví resolviste resolvió resolvimos resolvisteis resolvieron
future resolveré resolverás resolverá resolveremos resolveréis resolverán
conditional resolvería resolverías resolvería resolveríamos resolveríais resolverían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present resuelva resuelvastú
resolvásvos2		 resuelva resolvamos resolváis resuelvan
imperfect
(ra)		 resolviera resolvieras resolviera resolviéramos resolvierais resolvieran
imperfect
(se)		 resolviese resolvieses resolviese resolviésemos resolvieseis resolviesen
future1 resolviere resolvieres resolviere resolviéremos resolviereis resolvieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative resuelvetú
resolvévos		 resuelva resolvamos resolved resuelvan
negative no resuelvas no resuelva no resolvamos no resolváis no resuelvan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of resolver (irregular; o-ue alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive resolver
dative resolverme resolverte resolverle, resolverse resolvernos resolveros resolverles, resolverse
accusative resolverme resolverte resolverlo, resolverla, resolverse resolvernos resolveros resolverlos, resolverlas, resolverse
with gerund resolviendo
dative resolviéndome resolviéndote resolviéndole, resolviéndose resolviéndonos resolviéndoos resolviéndoles, resolviéndose
accusative resolviéndome resolviéndote resolviéndolo, resolviéndola, resolviéndose resolviéndonos resolviéndoos resolviéndolos, resolviéndolas, resolviéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative resuelve
dative resuélveme resuélvete resuélvele resuélvenos not used resuélveles
accusative resuélveme resuélvete resuélvelo, resuélvela resuélvenos not used resuélvelos, resuélvelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative resolvé
dative resolveme resolvete resolvele resolvenos not used resolveles
accusative resolveme resolvete resolvelo, resolvela resolvenos not used resolvelos, resolvelas
with formal second-person singular imperative resuelva
dative resuélvame not used resuélvale, resuélvase resuélvanos not used resuélvales
accusative resuélvame not used resuélvalo, resuélvala, resuélvase resuélvanos not used resuélvalos, resuélvalas
with first-person plural imperative resolvamos
dative not used resolvámoste resolvámosle resolvámonos resolvámoos resolvámosles
accusative not used resolvámoste resolvámoslo, resolvámosla resolvámonos resolvámoos resolvámoslos, resolvámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative resolved
dative resolvedme not used resolvedle resolvednos resolveos resolvedles
accusative resolvedme not used resolvedlo, resolvedla resolvednos resolveos resolvedlos, resolvedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative resuelvan
dative resuélvanme not used resuélvanle resuélvannos not used resuélvanles, resuélvanse
accusative resuélvanme not used resuélvanlo, resuélvanla resuélvannos not used resuélvanlos, resuélvanlas, resuélvanse

Derived terms
  • resolver el caso (“to crack the case”)

Further reading
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