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- DictionarySolve/sälv/
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"
The meaning of SOLVE is to find a solution, explanation, or answer for. How to use solve in a sentence.
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.
Solve definition: to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain. See examples of SOLVE used in a sentence.
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.
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 find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain. to solve the mystery of the missing books. 2. to work out the answer or solution to (a mathematical problem) SYNONYMS 1. resolve, unravel, untangle, crack.
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).
solve something to find the correct answer or explanation for something to solve an equation/a puzzle/a riddle to solve a crime/mystery. See solve in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: solve. Definition of solve verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
to find the answer to something: 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.
