troubleshoot

trou·ble·shoot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [truhb-uh l-shoot]
- /ˈtrʌb əlˌʃut/
- /ˈtrʌb.l̩ˌʃuː.tɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [truhb-uh l-shoot]
- /ˈtrʌb əlˌʃut/

Definitions of troubleshoot word

verb without object troubleshoot to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm. 1
verb with object troubleshoot to deal with in the capacity of a troubleshooter. 1
transitive verb troubleshoot solve problems with 1
intransitive verb troubleshoot diagnose and solve problems 1
verb troubleshoot to locate the cause of (a problem) and remove or treat it 0

See all 5 definitions of troubleshoot

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Origin of troubleshoot

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; back formation from troubleshooter

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Parts of speech for Troubleshoot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Troubleshoot

troubleshoot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for troubleshoot

verb troubleshoot

adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
bring into line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
calibrate — If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately.
calibrated — marked with units
debug — When someone debugs a computer program, they look for the faults in it and correct them so that it will run properly.

All 7 Synonyms of troubleshoot

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