A question for all the English teachers

[Richard Roman]

What is the difference between the two verbs
Solve ans Resolve?

Not expecting many people to comment on this but it did lead to a heated debate the other night!

[Richard Roman]

I think this question has been pretty well nailed. How about the difference here:

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I should be interested if you could contact me

Answers on a postcard please! - or on this blog!

[Lang Lee]

well....not being a teacher, solve is what occurs when you answer a question or explain something, resolve is the action of a plan, determination to do something or making your mind up to do something....I'm just saying... Can't imagine why there would be any heated debate on this...

[Nicholas Chiasson]

The noun form is even clearer. There may be a solution to 9 divided by 3. There is a resolution to the Cold War, but no Solution.

[Jack Field]

I concur dave, good explanation of the two.

There you have it burns,

Resolved.

[David Emmerson Nicholson]

Hmm i always understood it as when you have two differing opinions between people and one decison has to be made, that is when resolve is used.

Solve is when you use the information you have to determine an answer, such as when poilice use all the evidence to solve a crime.

[Elliott.B]

maybe ：solve a problem, solve a riddle, solve an algebra problem.

resolve a conflict, resolve differences，resolve a crisis.