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[ solv ] / sɒlv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR solve ON THESAURUS.COM
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. to work out the answer or solution to (a mathematical problem). Origin of solve1400–50; late Middle English solven<Latin solvere to loosen, free, release, dissolve SYNONYMS FOR solve1 resolve, unravel, untangle, crack. SEE SYNONYMS FOR solve ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM solvesolver, nounpre·solve, verb (used with object), pre·solved, pre·solv·ing.un·solved, adjectivewell-solved, adjectiveWords nearby solvesolvable, solvate, solvation, Solvay, Solvay process, solve, solvency, solvent, solvent abuse, solvolysis, Solway Firth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for solveWe know more than ever about how students reason, process information and solve problems. Why hasn’t digital learning lived up to its promise?|Walter Thompson|September 17, 2020|TechCrunch I always think about what my favorite creators are building in their homes and what problems they are trying to solve. Kerby Jean-Raymond Launch ‘Your Friends In New York’|Nandi Howard|September 11, 2020|Essence.com Whoever’s fault it is, we either all chip in to solve it or we all suffer. What’s causing climate change, in 10 charts|David Roberts|September 11, 2020|Vox I was only looking for a generic term that helps me to solve my most immediate problem, which is to create a logo. Inbound marketing for brand awareness: Four up-to-date ways to do it|Ali Faagba|September 11, 2020|Search Engine Watch
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British Dictionary definitions for solve
verb (tr)to find the explanation for or solution to (a mystery, problem, etc) maths - to work out the answer to (a problem)
- to obtain the roots of (an equation)
Derived forms of solvesolver, nounWord Origin for solveC15: from Latin solvere to loosen, release, free from debt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to solvedo, determine, fix, clear up, explain, clarify, have, settle, decide, work out, iron out, deal with, figure out, lick, illuminate, puzzle, unlock, divine, enlighten, disentangle |