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- Dictionarysolve/sɒlv/
verb
- 1. find an answer to, explanation for, or means of effectively dealing with (a problem or mystery): "the policy could solve the town's housing crisis"
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verb [ T ] uk / sɒlv / us / sɑːlv / Add to word list. B1. to find an answer to a problem: to solve a problem. to solve a mystery / puzzle. Just calm down - shouting won't solve anything! This strategy could cause more problems than it solves. The police are still no nearer to solving the crime. Fewer examples.
verb [ T ] us / sɑːlv / uk / sɒlv / Add to word list. B1. to find an answer to a problem: to solve a problem. to solve a mystery / puzzle. Just calm down - shouting won't solve anything! This strategy could cause more problems than it solves. The police are still no nearer to solving the crime. Fewer examples.
1. : to find a solution, explanation, or answer for. solve a problem. solved the crime. 2. : to pay in full. solve a debt. intransitive verb. : to solve something. substitute and solve for x. solver noun. Synonyms. answer. break. crack. dope (out) figure out. puzzle (out) resolve.
Solve definition: to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain. See examples of SOLVE used in a sentence.
solve something to find a way of dealing with a problem or difficult situation. Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal. to solve an issue/a crisis; You can't solve anything by just running away. I hope that he can find a good way to solve these problems.
To solve something is to find a solution, like figuring out the answer to a complex riddle. The verb solve is often used in mathematics, and it means to answer a math problem. You can solve other, non-mathematical problems too — like the question of what to wear when you've run out of clean clothes (your sibling's clothes!).
If you solve a problem or a question, you find a solution or an answer to it. Their domestic reforms did nothing to solve the problem of unemployment. [ VERB noun ]
to solve a problem. to solve a mystery / puzzle. Police are still no nearer to solving the crime. Fewer examples. He never gave up hope that he would solve the mystery of his son's disappearance. Scientists have been trying to solve this puzzle for years.
Solve definition, to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain: to solve the mystery of the missing books. See more.
1. to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain: to solve a mystery or puzzle. 2. to work out the answer or solution to (a mathematical problem).
