resolution

Roget category 604

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.1. Volition in general
›› 5.1.1. Acts of volition

#604. Resolution

noun

determination, will — iron will, unconquerable will — will of one's own, decision, resolution — backbone — clear grit, true grit, grit [U.S.] — sand, strength of mind, strength of will — resolve etc. (intent) 620 — firmness etc. (stability) 150 — energy, manliness, vigor — game, pluck — resoluteness etc. (courage) 861 — zeal etc. 682 — aplomb — desperation — devotion, devotedness.
mastery over self — self control, self command, self possession, self reliance, self government, self restraint, self conquest, self denial — moral courage, moral strength — perseverance etc. 604.1; tenacity — obstinacy etc. 606 — bulldog — British lion.

verb

have determination etc. n. — know one's own mind — be resolved etc. adj. — make up one's mind, will, resolve, determine — decide etc. (judgment) 480 — form a determination, come to a determination, come to a resolution, come to a resolve — conclude, fix, seal, determine once for all, bring to a crisis, drive matters to an extremity — take a decisive step etc. (choice) 609 — take upon oneself etc. (undertake) 676.
devote oneself to, give oneself up to — throw away the scabbard, kick down the ladder, nail one's colors to the mast, set one's back against the wall, set one's teeth, put one's foot down, take one's stand — stand firm etc. (stability) 150 — steel oneself — stand no nonsense, not listen to the voice of the charmer.
buckle to — buckle oneself put one's shoulder to the buckle oneself put one's shoulder to the wheel, lay one's shoulder to the wheel, set one's shoulder to the wheel — put one's heart into — run the gauntlet, make a dash at, take the bull by the horns — rush in medias res, plunge in medias res — go in for — insist upon, make a point of — set one's heart upon, set one's mind upon.
stick at nothing, stop at nothing — make short work of etc. (activity) 682 — not stick at trifles — go all lengths, go the limit [Slang], go the whole hog — persist etc. (persevere) 604.1; go through fire and water, ride the tiger, ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm.

adjective

resolved etc. v. — determined — strong-willed, strong-minded — resolute etc. (brave) 861 — self-possessed — decided, definitive, peremptory, tranchant^† — unhesitating, unflinching, unshrinking^† — firm, iron, gritty [U.S.], indomitable, game to the backbone — inexorable, relentless, not to be shaken, not to be put down — tenax propositi [Lat.] — inflexible etc. (hard) 323 — obstinate etc. 606 — steady etc. (persevering) 604.1. earnest, serious — set upon, bent upon, intent upon.
steel against, proof against — in utrumque paratus [Lat.].

adverb

resolutely etc. adj. — in earnest, in good earnest — seriously, joking apart, earnestly, heart and soul — on one's mettle — manfully, like a man, with a high hand — with a strong hand etc. (exertion) 686.
at any rate, at any risk, at any hazard, at any price, at any cost, at any sacrifice — at all hazards, at all risks, at all events — a' bis ou a blanc [Fr.] — cost what it may — coute [Fr.] — a tort et a travers^† — once for all — neck or nothing — rain or shine.

phrase

spes sibi quisque [Lat.] — celui qui veut celui-la peut [Fr.] — chi non s'arrischia non guadagna [Fr.] — frangas non flectes [Lat.] — manu forti [Lat.] — tentanda via est [Lat.].

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