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(sŏlv, sôlv) 
v., solved, solv·ing, solves. v.tr.
To solve an equation: Insert the values of the constants and solve for x.
v., solved, solv·ing, solves. v.tr.
- To find a solution to.
- To work out a correct solution to (a problem).
To solve an equation: Insert the values of the constants and solve for x.
[Middle English solven, to loosen, from Latin solvere.]
solver solv'er n.SYNONYMS solve, decipher, resolve, unravel. These verbs mean to clear up or explain something puzzling or unintelligible: solve a riddle; can't decipher your handwriting; resolve a problem; unravel a mystery.
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verb
- To find a solution for: clear up, decipher, explain, resolve, unravel. Informal dope out, figure out. Idioms: get to the bottom of. See ask/answer, reason/unreason.
- To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem): work, work out. Informal figure out. See reason/unreason.
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v
Definition: answer, resolve
Antonyms: complicate, encode, pose, question, search, wonder
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IN BRIEF: To find an answer or explanation for a problem.
You can't solve a problem with the same kind of thinking that created it.
— Albert Einstein (1879-1955).
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- Reasoning and Examination - solve: determine the answer to a problem
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Solve
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - løse, klare
Nederlands (Dutch)
oplossen, ontraadselen
Français (French)
v. tr. - résoudre, élucider, trouver la solution de, trouver la solution à
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (επι)λύω, λύνω, εξιχνιάζω, διαλευκαίνω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - solucionar, resolver, liquidar, soltar
Русский (Russian)
решать, объяснять, распутывать, платить (долг), выполнять, прекращать, растворять, растворяться
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - resolver, descifrar, solucionar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lösa, tyda, finna en utväg
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
解决, 解答
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 解決, 解答
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (문제 따위를) 풀다, (부채를) 갚다, 용해하다
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يحل, يسدد دينا
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - פתר, פענח
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