resolution

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♦♦ reso|lu|tion /r'ezəl'uːʃən/ (resolutions)
1 [N-COUNT] usu N supp, oft N num
A resolution is a formal decision taken at a meeting by means of a vote.
He replied that the UN had passed two major resolutions calling for a complete withdrawal.
2 [N-COUNT]
If you make a resolution, you decide to try very hard to do something.
They made a resolution to lose all the weight gained during the Christmas period.
see also New Year's resolution
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Resolution is determination to do something or not do something.
`I think I'll try a hypnotist,' I said with sudden resolution.
4 [N-SING] oft N to/of n
The resolution of a problem or difficulty is the final solving of it. (FORMAL)
...the successful resolution of a dispute involving UN inspectors in Baghdad.
5 [N-UNCOUNT] usu with supp
The resolution of an image is how clear the image is. (TECHNICAL)
Now this machine gives us such high resolution that we can see very small specks of calcium.New Year's reso|lu|tion (New Year's resolutions)
also New Year resolution
[N-COUNT]
If you make a New Year's resolution, you make a decision at the beginning of a year to start doing something or to stop doing something.
She made a New Year's resolution to get fit.

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