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solve
- pronunciation:
- salv
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
solved, solves, solving |
| definition 1: |
to find an answer to (a problem or the like).
She solved her financial problem by sharing her apartment with a roommate.- synonyms:
- crack
- similar words:
- answer, decide, explain, resolve, straighten out, understand
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| definition 2: |
to work out the answer to.
It took him a long time to solve the difficult equation.The puzzle was easy to solve.It took the police a few months to solve the crime.It's a mystery that is yet to be solved.- synonyms:
- work
- similar words:
- answer, calculate, cipher, crack, determine, elucidate, explain, fathom, figure, penetrate, puzzle out, unlock, unravel, unriddle
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| related words: |
reason, sort |
| derivation: |
solvable (adj.) |
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