Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is lesson 269. Today the title of the lesson is difference between resolve and solve. Yeah.
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.