Collocations for resolve - verb
ADVERB
completely,
fully
The matter is not yet fully resolved.
The matter is not yet fully resolved.
partially
successfully
adequately, satisfactorily
amicably, peacefully
We hope that the dispute can be resolved peacefully.
successfully
adequately, satisfactorily
amicably, peacefully
We hope that the dispute can be resolved peacefully.
easily,
readily
quickly, rapidly, speedily (BrE)
immediately
soon
eventually, finally, ultimately
quickly, rapidly, speedily (BrE)
immediately
soon
eventually, finally, ultimately
VERB + resolve
attempt to,
take steps to,
try to
be unable to, fail to
The two countries have failed to resolve their differences on this.
be unable to, fail to
The two countries have failed to resolve their differences on this.
help (to)
be difficult to
be difficult to
PREPOSITION
by,
through
The crisis was finally resolved through high-level negotiations.
The crisis was finally resolved through high-level negotiations.
PHRASES
an attempt to resolve sth,
an effort to resolve sth
They met in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences.
They met in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences.
a means of resolving sth,
a method of resolving sth,
a way of resolving sth
resolve itself
The family feuding could resolve itself.
resolve itself
The family feuding could resolve itself.
Resolve is used with these nouns as the subject:
meeting
meeting
Resolve is used with these nouns as the object:
ambiguity, ambivalence, complaint, conflict, controversy, crisis, deadlock, debate, difference, difficulty, dilemma, disagreement, discrepancy, dispute, doubt, impasse, inconsistency, issue, matter, mess, mystery, paradox, problem, query, question, situation, squabble, tension, uncertainty
ambiguity, ambivalence, complaint, conflict, controversy, crisis, deadlock, debate, difference, difficulty, dilemma, disagreement, discrepancy, dispute, doubt, impasse, inconsistency, issue, matter, mess, mystery, paradox, problem, query, question, situation, squabble, tension, uncertainty