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Learn to pronounce solve

/sälv/
verb
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"
synonyms: find an/the answer to, find a/the solution to, answer, resolve, work out, puzzle out, fathom, find the key to, decipher, decode, break, clear up, interpret, translate, straighten out, get to the bottom of, make head or tail of, unravel, disentangle, untangle, unfold, piece together, explain, expound, elucidate, figure out, suss out, crack

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intransitive verb. : to solve something. substitute and solve for x. solver noun.
B1. to find an answer to a problem: to solve a problem. to solve a mystery/puzzle.
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finding a solution to a problem. synonyms: resolution. see moresee less. type of: determination, finding. the act of determining the properties of something ...
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verb (used with object). , solved, solv·ing. to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain: to solve the mystery of the missing books.
B1. to find an answer to a problem: to solve a problem. to solve a mystery/puzzle.
SOLVE meaning: 1 : to find a way to deal with and end (a problem); 2 : to find the correct answer to (something, such as a riddle)
2 senses: 1. to find the explanation for or solution to (a mystery, problem, etc) 2. mathematics a. to work out the answer to.
To solve something is to find a solution, like figuring out the answer to a complex riddle.
To find an answer to, explanation for, or way of dealing with (a problem, for example). v.intr.
May 29, 2024 · noun. : the process or act of finding a solution to a problem. Let's do some problem-solving and see if we can't figure out what to do. problem ...