résoudre — meaning in English

English meaning

• figure noun A number or numerical value.
• resolve verb To find a satisfactory solution to a problem or disagreement.
• solve verb To find the answer to a problem, puzzle, or question.
• unravel verb To untangle or separate threads that have become knotted or woven together.

Senses

résoudre is used for these senses in English:

• figure (obsolete) To represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.
• solve To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
• sort out (transitive) To fix (a problem).
• unravel (also, reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.

figure — full definition

1. noun A number or numerical value.
2. noun The shape of a person’s body.
3. noun A person considered in terms of their public role or influence.
4. noun A diagram or illustration used to convey information.
5. verb To think, guess, or conclude something.

resolve — full definition

1. verb To find a satisfactory solution to a problem or disagreement.
2. verb To firmly decide to do something.
3. noun Firm determination or willpower.

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