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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.
The meaning of SOLVE is to find a solution, explanation, or answer for. How to use solve in a sentence.
SOLVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of solve in English. solve. 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.
Solve definition: to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain. See examples of SOLVE used in a sentence.
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). [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin solvere to loosen, release, dissolve] solv′er, n.
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 ]
solve something to find the correct answer or explanation for something. to solve an equation/a puzzle; to solve a crime/mystery; to solve a riddle/conundrum; The police have appealed for help in solving the case.
solve meaning, definition, what is solve: to find or provide a way of dealing with...: Learn more.
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.
