Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin resolvere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /riˈzɔl.ve.re/, (traditional) /riˈsɔl.ve.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔlvere
  • Hyphenation: ri‧sòl‧ve‧re

Verb

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risòlvere (first-person singular present risòlvo, first-person singular past historic risòlsi, past participle risòlto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to solve
  2. (transitive) to resolve
  3. (transitive) to settle
  4. (intransitive, music) to resolve [auxiliary avere]

Usage notes

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  • The past participle risolùto is listed in several dictionaries (e.g. Treccani, Hoepli) but is archaic in this sense. Modern risoluto functions only as an adjective meaning "resolute, determined".

Conjugation

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Including lesser-used forms:

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References

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  1. ^ risolvere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)