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solvesolve /sɑlv/ ●●● S2 W2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYsolveOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin solvere to loosen, solve, dissolve, pay VERB TABLEsolve |
Present | I, you, we, they | solve | | he, she, it | solves | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | solved | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have solved | | he, she, it | has solved | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had solved | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will solve | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have solved |
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Present | I | am solving | | he, she, it | is solving | | you, we, they | are solving | Past | I, he, she, it | was solving | | you, we, they | were solving | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been solving | | he, she, it | has been solving | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been solving | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be solving | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been solving |
► solve a crime/mystery/case Rice’s murder has never been solved. 1to find or provide a way of dealing with a problem: Simply making drugs legal will not solve our nation’s drug problem.2math to find the correct answer to a question or problem, or the explanation for something that is difficult to understand: Casey is very good at solving crossword puzzles.solve a crime/mystery/case Rice’s murder has never been solved. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin solvere to loosen, solve, dissolve, pay]—solvable adjective |