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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
meaning of the "resolve" in here??
Hello, i was skimming through a game script and found something i can't understand. It was:
"Though we all grieve for the loss of a mighty hero, we must find the resolve to carry on. He sacrificed himself to destroy the evil...blah blah"
Does "resolve" in this sentence mean a solution, so the speaker meant to say they have to find a solution to carry on?
or does it mean that they have to make a decision, like becoming decisive to carry on?
At first I think it means a solution because it seems awkward with the preceding "find the~" if it means a decision. But dictionaries say resolve means "a resolution, decision or will" as a noun.
I'll really appreciate your help. Thanks in advance!
"Though we all grieve for the loss of a mighty hero, we must find the resolve to carry on. He sacrificed himself to destroy the evil...blah blah"
Does "resolve" in this sentence mean a solution, so the speaker meant to say they have to find a solution to carry on?
or does it mean that they have to make a decision, like becoming decisive to carry on?
At first I think it means a solution because it seems awkward with the preceding "find the~" if it means a decision. But dictionaries say resolve means "a resolution, decision or will" as a noun.
I'll really appreciate your help. Thanks in advance!
Top answer
com/dictionary/english/resolve : firmness of purpose; determination
- com/dictionary/english/resolve : firmness of purpose; determination
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Sense 16 at http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/resolve:
firmness of purpose; determination
firmness of purpose; determination
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thank you!!. so it means a determination.. Is "find the resolve" a common phrase?
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Anonymous thank you!!. so it means a determination.. Is "find the resolve" a common phrase?I wouldn't exactly call it common, but it's not rare either. Often (not always) it would be followed by "to (do something)", as here.
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