solve
/sɒlv/verb1 syllable
Solve means: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.
Synonyms for solve20
verb, as in find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
verb, as in find the solution
verb, as in settle, as of a debt
also used for solve
decipher, unriddle, absolve, get to the bottom of, iron out, meliorate, ravel, reason out, riddle, sleuth, tease out, think out, unpuzzle
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What does solve mean?3
verb
1
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of“did you solve the problem?”
2
find the solution“solve an equation”
3
settle, as of a debt“clear a debt”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with solve?5
Solve in a sentence
- Whether the problem is important or unimportant, you must solve it.CC
- It is difficult, if not impossible, to solve this problem.CM
- If you can't solve this problem, ask your teacher.CK
- In my opinion, it would be difficult to solve this problem.CK
- He tried to solve the problem, which he found very difficult.mamat
- He tried to solve the problem, only to fail.unknown
- Clever as he is, he still cannot solve this math problem.unknown
- He tried to solve the problem, but had no luck.blay_paul
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Forms of solve
as a verb
- past tense
- solved
- present participle
- solving
- third-person singular
- solves
- past participle
- solved