Resolve in Different Languages
Discover 'Resolve' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Resolve
Afrikaans oplos | ||
Albanian vendosmëri | ||
Amharic መፍታት | ||
Arabic حل | ||
Armenian վճռական | ||
Assamese সমাধান | ||
Aymara askichaña | ||
Azerbaijani həll etmək | ||
Bambara ka ɲɛnabɔ | ||
Basque ebatzi | ||
Belarusian вырашыць | ||
Bengali সমাধান | ||
Bhojpuri हल कईल | ||
Bosnian razriješiti | ||
Bulgarian разреши | ||
Catalan resoldre | ||
Cebuano pagsulbad | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 解决 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 解決 | ||
Corsican risolve | ||
Croatian odlučnost | ||
Czech odhodlání | ||
Danish beslutte | ||
Dhivehi ހައްލުކުރުން | ||
Dogri फैसला | ||
Dutch oplossen | ||
English resolve | ||
Esperanto solvi | ||
Estonian lahendada | ||
Ewe le avu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) lutasin | ||
Finnish ratkaista | ||
French résoudre | ||
Frisian oplosse | ||
Galician resolver | ||
Georgian გადაჭრით | ||
German entschlossenheit | ||
Greek αποφασίζω | ||
Guarani apañuãijora | ||
Gujarati સંકલ્પ | ||
Haitian Creole rezoud | ||
Hausa warware | ||
Hawaiian hoʻoholo | ||
Hebrew לִפְתוֹר | ||
Hindi संकल्प | ||
Hmong daws | ||
Hungarian elhatározás | ||
Icelandic leysa | ||
Igbo dozie | ||
Ilocano iresolba | ||
Indonesian menyelesaikan | ||
Irish réiteach | ||
Italian risolvere | ||
Japanese 解決する | ||
Javanese mutusake masalah | ||
Kannada ಪರಿಹರಿಸಲು | ||
Kazakh шешіңіз | ||
Khmer ដោះស្រាយ | ||
Kinyarwanda kwiyemeza | ||
Konkani सोडोवप | ||
Korean 결의 | ||
Krio sɔlv | ||
Kurdish biryardan | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) توانەوە | ||
Kyrgyz чечүү | ||
Lao ແກ້ໄຂ | ||
Latin consilium | ||
Latvian atrisināt | ||
Lingala kobongisa | ||
Lithuanian ryžtis | ||
Luganda okumalirira | ||
Luxembourgish opléisen | ||
Macedonian решени | ||
Maithili हल करु | ||
Malagasy tapa-kevitra | ||
Malay tekad | ||
Malayalam പരിഹരിക്കുക | ||
Maltese issolvi | ||
Maori whakatau | ||
Marathi निराकरण | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯂꯧꯕ | ||
Mizo tifel | ||
Mongolian шийдвэрлэх | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဆုံးဖြတ်ပါ | ||
Nepali समाधान गर्नुहोस् | ||
Norwegian løse | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kuthetsa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସମାଧାନ କର | | ||
Oromo furuu | ||
Pashto حل | ||
Persian برطرف کردن | ||
Polish rozwiązać | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) resolver | ||
Punjabi ਨੂੰ ਹੱਲ | ||
Quechua tukuchiy | ||
Romanian rezolva | ||
Russian разрешить | ||
Samoan fofo | ||
Sanskrit संकल्प: | ||
Scots Gaelic fuasgladh | ||
Sepedi rarolla | ||
Serbian разрешити | ||
Sesotho rarolla | ||
Shona kugadzirisa | ||
Sindhi حل ڪرڻ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විසඳන්න | ||
Slovak vyriešiť | ||
Slovenian rešiti | ||
Somali xallin | ||
Spanish resolver | ||
Sundanese ngabéréskeun | ||
Swahili tatua | ||
Swedish lösa | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) lutasin | ||
Tajik ҳал кардан | ||
Tamil தீர்க்க | ||
Tatar чишү | ||
Telugu పరిష్కరించండి | ||
Thai แก้ไข | ||
Tigrinya ምፍታሕ | ||
Tsonga ololoxa | ||
Turkish çözmek | ||
Turkmen çözmek | ||
Twi (Akan) siesie | ||
Ukrainian вирішити | ||
Urdu حل کریں | ||
Uyghur ھەل قىلىڭ | ||
Uzbek hal qilish | ||
Vietnamese giải quyết | ||
Welsh datrys | ||
Xhosa zisombulule | ||
Yiddish באַשליסן | ||
Yoruba yanju | ||
Zulu xazulula |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "oplos" derives from the Dutch word "oplossen", meaning "to dissolve" or "to solve". |
| Albanian | The word 'vendosmëri' (resolve) is derived from the Albanian word 'vendos' (to decide), and it literally means 'the act of deciding'. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "መፍታት" can mean "to resolve" conflicts or issues, or "to solve" mathematical problems. |
| Arabic | The word "حل" in Arabic can also mean "descent" and is the root of the word "محل", meaning "place". |
| Azerbaijani | "Həll etmək" also means "make" in Azerbaijani, which is not an alternate meaning or an etymological origin. |
| Basque | "Ebatzi" can also mean "to give" or "to pay for something" in Basque. |
| Bengali | সমাধান (resolve) has many other meanings, one of them is the result or outcome. |
| Bosnian | The word "razriješiti" also means "to untie" and "to release". |
| Bulgarian | The word "разреши" can also mean "allow", "permit", or "grant". |
| Catalan | "Resoldre" also means "to melt" or "to dissolve" in Catalan, deriving from the Latin word "resolvere" meaning "to loosen". |
| Cebuano | "Pagsulbad" can come from the root word "sulbad," which means "scratch" or "solve. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Taiwan, "解决" can also refer to "paying one's debts." |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 決斷（きけつだん）という中国語の動詞の意味は「決定」と「分解」である |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "risolve" can also mean "to wake up" or "to revive." |
| Croatian | "Odlučnost" is derived from "od- " (away) and "lučiti" (to separate), implying a definitive separation from hesitation. |
| Czech | The Czech word "odhodlání" can also refer to a decision. |
| Danish | The word 'beslutte' (resolve) is derived from the Old Norse word 'slita', meaning 'to tear' or 'to cleave'. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "oplossen" also means 'to dissolve' |
| Esperanto | Esperanto "solvi" derives from "solvi" meaning "to solve" in Latin but can also be understood as an abbreviation of "solvi" meaning "to loosen" in Esperanto. |
| Estonian | Lahendada is a verb in Estonian. Its cognates include lahendus (solution), lahendama (to solve), lahendamata (unsolved), lahenev (convergent). |
| Finnish | The word "ratkaista" originally meant "to untie" or "to loosen" in Finnish. |
| French | The French word "résoudre" comes from the Latin "resolvere," meaning "to loosen" and "to untie". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "oplosse" is derived from the Old Frisian word "oplosen", which also meant "to set free". |
| Galician | "resolver" en gallego deriva del verbo latino resolvĕre, en tanto que sustantivo se refiere a un tipo de dispositivo eléctrico empleado en instalaciones industriales |
| Georgian | The word "გადაჭრით" can also mean "by means of cuts" or "by means of incisions". |
| German | Entschlossenheit is cognate with the English word 'decision' and originally meant 'the act of cutting'. |
| Greek | The word "αποφασίζω" comes from the "απο- + -φασίζω", meaning "away from" and "to speak". |
| Gujarati | "સંકલ્પ" is derived from Sanskrit and means 'a resolution or vow' or 'a mental determination or intention'. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "rezoud" has its roots in the French word "résoudre," which means to solve or resolve a problem. |
| Hausa | Hausa 'warware' (resolve) and 'wari' (to be firm) share an etymology, likely deriving from a 'heavy' root. |
| Hawaiian | The word "hoʻoholo" in Hawaiian also means "to decide" or "to judge". |
| Hebrew | The word "לִפְתוֹר" can also mean "to unravel" or "to decipher" in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | The word "संकल्प" can also refer to a Hindu religious rite involving the making of a vow or commitment. |
| Hmong | The word "daws" in Hmong can also refer to the act of making a decision or a commitment. |
| Hungarian | The word 'elhatározás' in Hungarian is also used to denote a decision or determination. |
| Icelandic | The word "leysa" can also mean "promise" or "oath". |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'dozie' also means 'firmness of purpose' or 'steadfastness'. |
| Indonesian | "Menyelesaikan" is also used in Indonesian to mean "to complete" or "to finish". |
| Irish | It comes from the Proto-Celtic *rext-ik-i̯o-, the same origin as Latin rectum and *reg- in regere, English “right”, “reach”, and Sanskrit ṛjīka-s, the "correct one". |
| Italian | Risolvere also means "to analyze", "to break down into parts", and "to undo" in Italian. |
| Japanese | "解決する" can also mean "dissolve" or "disintegrate". |
| Javanese | The word "mutusake masalah" also means "to solve a problem". |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಪರಿಹರಿಸಲು" (parihurisalu) also means "to translate", a meaning derived from its Sanskrit root "pari + hr" (around + take). |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "шешіңіз" also means "determination, firmness, resolution, steadfastness, tenacity." |
| Korean | 결의 originates from the Chinese characters 決意 (juéyì), meaning "firm intention." |
| Kurdish | The word "biryardan" also means to "make a covenant" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "чечүү" in Kyrgyz (resolve) derives from the verb "чечмек" (to solve, to resolve, to untie). |
| Lao | The Lao word ແກ້ໄຂ (resolve) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'gairati' meaning 'to set in order'. |
| Latin | The Latin word "consilium" can also mean 'council' or 'assembly'. |
| Latvian | "Atrisināt" is a Latvian word meaning "resolve," which is ultimately derived from the Latin word "resolutio," meaning "loosening" or "solution." |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "ryžtis" is etymologically related to Slavic words for "cut" "decide," implying a decisive and bold act. |
| Luxembourgish | "Opléis" derives from the Latin „resolvere", meaning not only to solve but also to loosen or to unbind; hence the alternate meaning of „opléisen“: to loosen a rope. |
| Macedonian | The word 'решени' also means 'decided' or 'determined' in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The word "tapa-kevitra" is composed of two Malagasy words: "tapa" (to cut) and "kevitra" (thought). |
| Malay | In addition to its literal meaning of "resolve," the word "tekad" also carries the figurative sense of "determination" or "willpower". |
| Malayalam | പരിഹരിക്കുക has an alternate meaning of 'to dispel' and is derived from the Sanskrit root 'hṛṣ' meaning 'joy' or 'excitement'. |
| Maltese | It derives from the Medieval Latin "resolvere" which also has the meaning "to dissolve, to melt". The same etymology has the Maltese verb "dewweb" (to melt). |
| Maori | The word 'whakatau' also means 'to arrange', 'to organize', or 'to make a decision'. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "निराकरण" can also mean "settlement" or "payment." |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "шийдвэрлэх" can also mean "to solve", "to decide", or "to determine". |
| Nepali | In Nepali, the word "समाधान गर्नुहोस्" not only means "resolve" but also "to solve a problem, to find a way out of a difficult situation." |
| Norwegian | "Løse" does not mean "resolve" in Norwegian. In Danish, it means "to loosen". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | 'Kuthetsa' can also refer to 'taking something away from someone' |
| Pashto | The word "حل" in Pashto also means "dissolve" or "break". |
| Persian | In Persian, "برطرف کردن" can also refer to "eliminating" or "resolving" an issue or problem. |
| Polish | "Rozwiązać" is a Polish verb that can also mean "to untie" or "to untangle". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "resolver" also means "answer" and "solve". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਨੂੰ ਹੱਲ" (resolve) in Punjabi is derived from the Sanskrit word "√ह्र" (hr) meaning "to seize" or "to take hold of" |
| Romanian | The Romanian word 'rezolva' comes from the Latin 'resolvere', which also means 'release' or 'loosen'. |
| Russian | In Russian, the word "разрешить" can also mean "to allow" or "to grant permission". |
| Samoan | The word "fofo" can also mean "to promise" or "to agree" in Samoan. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word "fuasgladh" can also mean salvation, redemption, liberation, deliverance, release, comfort, remedy, solution, or escape. |
| Serbian | The word "разрешити" is also used in Serbian with a religious sense of "absolving" sins. |
| Sesotho | 'Rarolla' is derived from the Proto-Bantu root '-lol-', meaning 'to bind' or 'to tie'. |
| Shona | The word "kugadzirisa" can also mean to put together, arrange, or prepare something. |
| Sindhi | The word "حل ڪرڻ" ("resolve") in Sindhi can also mean "to loosen" or "to dissolve". |
| Slovak | The Slovak verb "vyriešiť" comes from the Proto-Slavic verb *rěšiti, which also means "to tell" or "to explain". |
| Slovenian | The verb "rešiti" also means "to save", reflecting its historical roots in the concept of salvation. |
| Somali | "Xallin" is derived from the Arabic word "hall" and is commonly used to refer to an outcome, result, or settlement. In some contexts, it can imply "intention" or "agreement". |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "resolver" also means "to solve a problem" or "to find a solution". |
| Sundanese | "Ngabéréskeun" (resolve) in Sundanese, is also used for "deciding", "committing", "determining", "concluding", or "establishing". |
| Swahili | "Tatua" is also the Swahili word for "solve" or "puzzle". |
| Swedish | The word "lösa" (resolve) is also used to mean "solve" or "to pay" in Swedish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Derived from the Tagalog word "lusot" (to slip through), "lutasin" originally meant "to try to slip through" or "to overcome obstacles."} |
| Tajik | The word "ҳал кардан" in Tajik can also mean "to break", "to destroy", or "to defeat". |
| Tamil | "தீர்க்க" is derived from the Proto-Dravidian root "*teːr-", meaning "to cross" or "to come to an end". |
| Telugu | The word "resolve" comes from the Latin word "resolvere," which means "to loosen" or "to untie." |
| Thai | "แก้ไข" has its root in Sanskrit and can also mean "correct", "repair", or "edit" |
| Turkish | The word "çözmek" in Turkish also means "melt" and "untie". |
| Ukrainian | The word "вирішити" in Ukrainian can also refer to the process of making a decision, finding a solution, or coming to an understanding. |
| Urdu | 'حل کرنا' has other meanings, such as 'to dissolve', or 'to be absorbed into' and 'to solve' |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "hal qilish" can also mean "to get rid of" or "to finish something". |
| Vietnamese | "giải quyết" means "resolve", "solve", "settle", or "conclude" in English. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'datrys' can also mean 'determination' or 'decision'. |
| Xhosa | "Zisombulule" originally meant 'to cause to become straight', or 'to make free of obstructions'—both literally and figuratively, e.g., 'to settle or arrange matters'. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word באַשליסן (resolve) shares its root with the German word beschließen (conclude), but can also mean to determine or decide. |
| Yoruba | Despite its similar sound and spelling, 'yanju' does not have the same etymology as 'yanrin' which means 'fire' in Yoruba; rather it is a contraction of the phrase 'ya'nju' ('make your intentions known'). |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'xazulula' is derived from the root '-azulula', meaning 'to make something smooth' or 'to even out'. |
| English | The word 'resolve' comes from the Latin 'resolvere' meaning to loosen, untie or reduce something back to its constituents. |