Sometimes I will get students ask me what's the difference between these two words ? So, let's look at the note here.

If you resolve a problem , issue, etc. , you have dealt with it and have worked something out and

brings the matter or the question to an

end. However, this does not necessarily mean that

everyone involved in the final decision

or conclusion is happy. Yes.

So when you resolve something you probably have two different sides, and probably some people will

have to give in.

And you know, give up something in order

to compromise, in order to to make

something come to an end. So then we say

that we resolve that. We finally worked it out.

Now it's definitely over. But you

had to resolve how to work it out especially between two different sides Let's continue.

When you solve something, you have found a solution. You found an answer to something.

You have dealt

with it successfully and have found a

logical and complete answer. Let's continue here. We are more likely to use solve with a math problem

Yeah. We would never say that we resolved the math problem.

We didn't work with two different sides

of two different groups and negotiate an answer ,

or negotiate a conclusion. We have found

the answer. That's it. It's clear .

A puzzle the same thing. You found the answer

to the puzzle. No, no negotiation no compromise. no nothing like that. Riddle , the same thing.

A mystery you finally found the answer to

the answer to the mystery.

You have a conclusion. You have an answer

that tells you definitely why something

happened. I think like a few years back

they finally figured out the mystery of

the aurora borealis. Remember those

beautiful lights that used to appear in

the sky. For many, many years they didn't

know why it happened. Now they finally

scientifically came up with an answer

that they know how it happened. So they

they solved the mystery. A murder case

Yes. A detective solved a murder case, he

figured out who was the murderer. Who

killed someone. Again you wouldn't say

you resolved the murder case. Again

there's no negotiation here. You're not

trying to negotiate with somebody to

come to an answer. You solved it. You

figured it out. You figure out the

definite answer. He is the murderer and

hopefully they're right. Let's go on. We

are more likely to use resolved with a

dispute. Again here, clearly you have two

different sides and probably each side

is probably going to have to compromise. So

in the end. You may come to a conclusion.

You may put it to an end, but maybe not

everybody got what they wanted. So maybe

not everybody's completely happy.

The same thing with conflict . You know , conflict in a

war. Again you may have to work with two

different groups, two different sides. You

have to work something out.

Disagreement definitely, negotiation. So.

Yeah, so usually when we say resolve, it often implies one or more of these things

were happening. There was a dispute, conflict and disagreement , negotiations.

Two sides had to work something out to

come to a final end. So that the situation or the matter is now over. Completely.

Okay. so let's look at some examples . Example

number one I finally solved that puzzle. Yeah. You found the answer to that puzzle. You know how to do it.

Maybe like, you know like a Rubik's cube or something. you wouldn't say you resolved a Rubik's cube. That would be really weird. Number two he was the only

one who was able to solve

that math problem. You know, math problems

definitely are solved. We don't resolve it. There's no negotiations, where you're not

trying to work out some dispute on both sides. You, you solve a math problem.

All right. Number three. That detective solved

this murder case. So you know maybe he

found enough evidence of proof to say

you know with most certainty that , that's

probably the murderer. Good. Number four,

the mediator resolved the dispute.

Again, it's dispute two different sides arguing.

Between management and the union. Yeah. So

a particular union and the management .

You know maybe it was a possibly of a strike or

maybe they were on strike already.

You had to work with both sides had to work

out some, some, some agreements between

them. So you resolved the agreement. You

resolved the dispute. You brought it to an end. All right.

Number five. Keep your fingers crossed.

Remember we always say that. You know

especially for luck. I hope this

administration has resolved the North

Korean conflict. Yeah. You know what's presently

happening in North Korea, at the moment it does

seem like North Korea is really denuclearizing.

There's a lot of evidence that

they're taking them apart and possibly in the

future, maybe the two Koreas will

reunite. Let's hope that the conflict between them has finally resolved.

Okay. I hope

it's clear. I hope you got it. I hope it was informative Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.