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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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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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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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