Vorsatz — meaning in English
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English meaning
- premeditation noun The act of planning something, especially a crime, well before carrying it out.
- resolution noun A firm decision to do or not do something.
- volition noun The act of consciously deciding or choosing to do something, using one's own will.
Senses
Vorsatz is used for these senses in English:
- endpaper Either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages; one side of each endpaper is glued to the cover board, and the other side forms a flyleaf.
- flyleaf A blank leaf at the front or back of a book.
- premeditation The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.
- resolution A statement of intent, a vow.
- volition A conscious choice or decision. [from early 17th c.]
resolution — full definition
- noun A firm decision to do or not do something.
- noun A formal decision or statement agreed on by a group, committee, or assembly.
- noun The level of detail an image or screen can show, often measured in pixels.
- noun The satisfying settling of a conflict, problem, or story.