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solve en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /sɑlv/ without the cot–caught merger
  • /sɒlv/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
  • /sɒlv/ (Canada)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɒlv/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • [sɔɫv] ~(l-vocalization)[sɔʊ̯v] (British, Southern, Standard)
  • [sɔ̟ɫv] ~ [sɞ̠ɫv] ~(l-vocalization)[sɔ̟ʊ̯v] ~ [sɞ̠ɫv] (New-Zealand)
  • /sɑlv/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • /sɔlv/ (Australia)
  • /sɒlv/ (New-Zealand)
  • /sɔlv/ (Scotland)
  • /sɔlv/ (rare) without the cot–caught merger
  • [sɔɫv] ~(l-vocalization)[sɔʊ̯v] (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English solven, from Latin solvō.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) A solution; an explanation.
    • KEVIN: I decided a long time ago that just because I love Raymond, doesn't mean I have to love the people he works with. Good solve, Detective. 2014 February 4, The Party, Gil Ozeri and Gabe Liedman (writers), Michael Engler (director), Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season 1, episode 16
    • “Hey, Mr. Quilt Bandit.” Ian smiled. “Nice solve, Nancy Drew.” 2017, Elodia Strain, The Dating Experiment, →ISBN:
    • The solve is this, that thou dost common grow. 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 69”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
solves Number=Plur lexicographic

solve en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /sɑlv/ without the cot–caught merger
  • /sɒlv/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
  • /sɒlv/ (Canada)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɒlv/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • [sɔɫv] ~(l-vocalization)[sɔʊ̯v] (British, Southern, Standard)
  • [sɔ̟ɫv] ~ [sɞ̠ɫv] ~(l-vocalization)[sɔ̟ʊ̯v] ~ [sɞ̠ɫv] (New-Zealand)
  • /sɑlv/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • /sɔlv/ (Australia)
  • /sɒlv/ (New-Zealand)
  • /sɔlv/ (Scotland)
  • /sɔlv/ (rare) without the cot–caught merger
  • [sɔɫv] ~(l-vocalization)[sɔʊ̯v] (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English solven, from Latin solvō.

Meanings

  1. To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
    • True piety would effectually solve such scruples. 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
    • God shall solve the dark decrees of fate. 1649, Thomas Tickell, Thoughts occasioned by the sight of an original picture of King Charles I taken at the time of his trial:
    • A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays. This set-up solves several problems […]. 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
  2. to find out the perpetrator, the motive etc (of crime)
    • to solve a murder   to solve a crime
  3. To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
  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 solutions.
  5. (transitive) To loosen or separate the parts of.
  6. (archaic, transitive) To loosen or separate the parts of. ▸ To dissolve

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
solves Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
solved Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
solved Tense=Past lexicographic
solving Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

bark up the wrong tree · confuse · missolve

Deriveds

solvable · upsolve · problem-solve · re-solve · unsolve · backsolve · missolve · solvible · presolve

Hypernyms

conclude

Hyponyms

guess · science · brainstorm · adjudicate · move the problem

Relateds

solute · absolve · resolve · dissolve · solution · soluble · straighten out · sort out · figure out · solvent

Synonyms

get to the bottom of · work out · solve · puzzle out · tease out · sleuth · upsolve · Any from Thesaurus:untangle · unriddle · decipher · decipher · reason out · resolve · unriddle · meliorate · ravel · unsolve · resolve · absolve · unravel · iron out · riddle · think out · unpuzzle

Translations (124)

mi whakaoti (to find an answer or solution) · ka ამოხსნის (to find an answer or solution) · th แก้ (to find an answer or solution) · tr halletmek (to find an answer or solution) · fr régler (to find an answer or solution) · mi hīraurau (to find an answer or solution) · cmn 解決 /解决 (to find an answer or solution) · tl lutasin (to find an answer or solution) · ro soluționa (to find an answer or solution) · ro lămuri (to find an answer or solution) · ka ხსნის (to find an answer or solution) · pt solucionar (to find an answer or solution) · mba sulbad (to find an answer or solution) · cs vyřešit (to find an answer or solution) · fa حل کردن (to find an answer or solution) · ka გადაჭრის (to find an answer or solution) · da løse (to find an answer or solution) · bg реша́ (to find an answer or solution) · sv klara upp (to find out the perpetrator) · sh рије́шити (to find an answer or solution) · be рашы́ць (to find an answer or solution) · ru реши́ть (to find an answer or solution) · ky чечүү (to find an answer or solution) · he פָּתַר (to use a mathematical process or operation) · sv lösa (to find an answer or solution) · az həll etmək (to find an answer or solution) · ro rezolva (to find an answer or solution) · sk riešiť (to find an answer or solution) · ja 解決する (to find an answer or solution) · mi whakatika (to find an answer or solution) · pt resolver (to find an answer or solution) · fi ratkaista (to find an answer or solution) · ru раскрыть (to find out the perpetrator) · mi whakamatara (to find an answer or solution) · ur حل کرنا (to find an answer or solution) · he פָּתַר (to find an answer or solution) · ru реша́ть (to find an answer or solution) · hu megfejt (to find an answer or solution) · de aufklären (to find out the perpetrator) · es solventar (to find an answer or solution) · ko 해결하다 (to find an answer or solution) · ms menyelesaikan (to find an answer or solution) · uk розв'яза́ти (to find an answer or solution) · es solver (to find an answer or solution) · te పరిష్కరించు (to find an answer or solution) · mk реши (to find an answer or solution) · ka წყვეტს (to find an answer or solution) · be развя́зваць (to find an answer or solution) · is ráða (to find an answer or solution) · bg разкри́вам (to find out the perpetrator) · pl rozwiązywać (to find an answer or solution) · ka აგვარებს (to find an answer or solution) · af oplos (to find an answer or solution) · sh réšiti (to find an answer or solution) · my ရှင်း (to find an answer or solution) · uk розв'я́зувати (to find an answer or solution) · az çözmək (to find an answer or solution) · az üstünü açmaq (to find out the perpetrator) · sq zgjidh (to find an answer or solution) · es solucionar (to find an answer or solution) · km ដោះ (to find an answer or solution) · mi whakatikatika (to find an answer or solution) · bg реша́вам (to find an answer or solution) · eo solvi (to find an answer or solution) · de klären (to find out the perpetrator) · uk вирі́шувати (to find an answer or solution) · sh rešávati (to find an answer or solution) · nb løse (to find an answer or solution) · sc resòlvere (to find an answer or solution) · fr solutionner (to find an answer or solution) · sh ре́шити (to find an answer or solution) · th แก้ไข (to find an answer or solution) · el λύνω (to find an answer or solution) · is leysa (to find an answer or solution) · de lösen (to find an answer or solution) · lo ແກ້ໄຂ (to find an answer or solution) · sh рјеша́вати (to find an answer or solution) · km កាត់ (to find an answer or solution) · mn шийдэх (to find an answer or solution) · io solvar (to find an answer or solution) · ca resoldre (to find an answer or solution) · ceb sulbaron (to find an answer or solution) · sh реша́вати (to find an answer or solution) · tg ҳал кардан (to find an answer or solution) · kk шығару (to find an answer or solution) · nl oplossen (to find an answer or solution) · uz hal etmoq (to find an answer or solution) · bg решавам (to use a mathematical process or operation) · ga fuascail (to find an answer or solution) · sh rijéšiti (to find an answer or solution) · oc resòlver (to find an answer or solution) · lo ແກ້ (to find an answer or solution) · fy oplosse (to find an answer or solution) · hy լուծել (to find an answer or solution) · mk решава (to find an answer or solution) · fr résoudre (to find an answer or solution) · sh rješávati (to find an answer or solution) · sk vyriešiť (to find an answer or solution) · alt салар (to find an answer or solution) · ca solucionar (to find an answer or solution) · be развяза́ць (to find an answer or solution) · hu megold (to find an answer or solution) · de lösen (to use a mathematical process or operation) · sl reševati (to find an answer or solution) · tr çözmek (to find an answer or solution) · it risolvere (to find an answer or solution) · ar حَلَّ (to find an answer or solution) · uk ви́рішити (to find an answer or solution) · hi सुलझाना (to find an answer or solution) · cs řešit (to find an answer or solution) · pl rozwiązać (to find an answer or solution) · yue 解決 /解决 (to find an answer or solution) · mi whakaoti (to use a mathematical process or operation) · my ဖြေ (to find an answer or solution) · kk шешу (to find an answer or solution) · nan-hbl 解決 /解决 (to find an answer or solution) · hi हल करना (to find an answer or solution) · ar ذَابَ (to find an answer or solution) · sl rešiti (to find an answer or solution) · vi giải quyết (to find an answer or solution) · fi selvittää (to find an answer or solution) · be раша́ць (to find an answer or solution) · alt буйурар (to find an answer or solution) · ky чыгаруу (to find an answer or solution)