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- [solv]
- /sɒlv/
- /sɒlv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [solv]
- /sɒlv/
Definitions of solve word
- verb with object solve to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain: to solve the mystery of the missing books. 1
- verb with object solve to work out the answer or solution to (a mathematical problem). 1
- transitive verb solve equation, riddle: find solution 1
- transitive verb solve problem: find remedy 1
- noun Technical meaning of solve Parallel object-oriented language. "Message Pattern Specifications: A New Technique for Handling Errors in Parallel Object- Oriented Systems", J.A. Purchase et al, SIGPLAN Notices 25(10):116-125 (OOPSLA/ECOOP '90) (Oct 1990). 1
- verb solve If you solve a problem or a question, you find a solution or an answer to it. 0
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Origin of solve
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English solven < Latin solvere to loosen, free, release, dissolve
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Parts of speech for Solve
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
solve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
solve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for solve
verb solve
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- arrive at — to reach by traveling
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
Antonyms for solve
verb solve
- dissolve — to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
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