verb#2,238 by frequency
solve
/sɒlv/
To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out; to find out the perpetrator, the motive etc
- he/she/it
- solves
- past participle
- solved
Meanings
- 1
To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out
I couldn't solve the problem.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Try to solve the problem.
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to find out the perpetrator, the motive etc — of crime
- 3
To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalitiesrare
- 4
To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutionsrare
- 5
To loosen or separate the parts ofrare
- 6
To loosen or separate the parts of.; To dissolverare