Spanish Conversation · Level 38
74 words
Spanish word
resolver
Pronunciation
IPA/resolˈβeɾ/
Meaning
- verbsolve
Example
¿Puedes resolver este problema?
Can you solve this problem?
More examples
El equipo logró resolver el conflicto rápidamente.
The team managed to resolve the conflict quickly.
Core concept
A person erasing a question mark from a chalkboard.
Common phrases
resolver un problema
solve a problem
resolver dudas
clear up doubts
resolver un conflicto
resolve a conflict
Similar words
solucionar: Finds or applies a remedy that resolves the underlying difficulty.
decidir: Settles between alternatives by picking a single course of action.
arreglar: Makes repairs or adjustments to correct a problem and restore use.
Definition in Spanish
Tomar una decisión o aplicar una acción que pone fin a una dificultad o aclara una incertidumbre.
Word origin
Resolver ultimately comes from Latin resolvere (re- + solvere), originally 'to untie' or 'undo', with the meaning evolving to end a difficulty or clarify an uncertainty.
Usage tips
- Resolver fits contexts where an action or judgment ends uncertainty (resolver una duda), and solucionar is better when something is being fixed or repaired.
Other meanings
- decideverb
Opposites
- complicarcomplicateverb
- obstaculizarhinderverb
Related words
- resoluciónresolutionnoun
- resueltoresolvedadjective
- resolutivodecisiveadjective