resolver
Portuguese, verb/ʁe.zowˈve(ʁ)/
resolver is spelled R-E-S-O-L-V-E-R (8 letters) and appears 66 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,465th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Resolver is a Portuguese verb meaning “to solve; to resolve (to find an answer or solution)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dissolver pouco a pouco; separar nas partes constituintes”.
What does resolver mean in English?
verb
- 1
to solve; to resolve (to find an answer or solution)
Você conseguiu resolver o problema?
- 2
to decide
Resolvi ir embora.
- 3
to decide
Resolvi-me a ir embora.
- 4
to dissolve; to dissipate
- 5
to annul (to formally revoke the validity of)
- 6
to fade away
- 7
to consist
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. dissolver pouco a pouco; separar nas partes constituintes 2. transformar 3. reduzir 4. solucionar; reduzir por análise mental a algo mais facilmente compreensível
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of resolver
- resolvo first-person present singular
- resolvi first-person preterite singular
- resolvido participle past
- resolveres infinitive second-person singular
- resolvermos first-person infinitive plural
- resolverdes infinitive plural second-person
- resolverem infinitive plural third-person
- resolvendo gerund
- resolvidos masculine participle past
- resolvida feminine participle past
- resolvidas feminine participle past
- resolves indicative present second-person
- resolve indicative present singular
- resolvemos first-person indicative plural
- resolveis indicative plural present
- resolvem indicative plural present
- resolvia first-person imperfect indicative
- resolvias imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce resolver?
- Brazil /ʁe.zowˈve(ʁ)/
- Brazil [he.zoʊ̯ˈve(h)]
- /ʁe.zowˈve(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to resolver
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is resolver in Portuguese?
resolver appears 66 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).