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1. (v.t.) solve
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
to solve a mystery or puzzle.
2. solve
to work out the answer or solution to (a mathematical problem).
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L solvere to loosen, release, dissolve)
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| Definition of 'solve' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
"did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
2. (verb) resolve, solve
find the solution
"solve an equation"; "solve for x"
3. (verb) clear, solve
settle, as of a debt
"clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
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1. (verb) solve
to find a solution to a problem or difficult situation
to solve a problem/crisis; Technology alone won't solve climate change.
2. solve
to find an explanation
No one has ever been able to solve this mystery.
3. solve
to find the answer to a math question, puzzle, etc.
Can you solve this equation?
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| Definition of 'solve' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) solve
a solution; an explanation
2. (verb) solve
to explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve difficulties; to solve a problem
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Sense: to discover the answer to (a problem etc)
The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.
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Afrikaans: oplos |
Arabic: يَحُل |
Bulgarian: решавам |
Brazilian: resolver |
Czech: (roz)řešit |
German: lösen |
Danish: løse |
Greek: λύνω |
Spanish: resolver |
Estonian: lahendama |
Farsi: حل كردن |
Finnish: ratkaista |
French: résoudre |
Hebrew: לְפַעֲנֵח |
Hindi: समाधान खोजना |
Croatian: riješiti, razriješiti |
Hungarian: megold |
Indonesian: memecahkan |
Icelandic: leysa, ráða |
Italian: risolvere |
Japanese: 解く |
Korean: 문제 등을 |
Lithuanian: (iš)spręsti |
Latvian: atrisināt |
Malay: menyelesaikan |
Dutch: oplossen |
Norwegian: løse |
Polish: rozwiązywać |
Persian: حل كردن |
Pashto: حل كول، ځواب موندل روڼول |
Portuguese: resolver |
Romanian: a soluţiona |
Russian: решать |
Slovak: (vy)riešiť |
Slovenian: rešiti |
Serbian: rešiti |
Swedish: lösa |
Thai: แก้ปัญหา |
Turkish: çözmek |
Taiwanese: 解答(問題等) |
Ukrainian: вирішувати, розв'язувати |
Urdu: کسی مسئلہ کا حل پانا |
Vietnamese: giải, tìm ra lời giải |
Chinese: 解答(问题等) |
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