troubleshoot

also

v., -shot, also -shot (-shŏt'), -shoot·ing, -shoot·ing, -shoots, -shoots.

v.intr.
To work or serve as a troubleshooter.

v.tr.
To investigate as a troubleshooter; determine and settle problems with: "cited the service it performed in trouble-shooting an employee problem" (Vance Packard).

To find out why something is not working properly in order to fix the problem. Troubleshooting a computer may first require determining whether the problem is hardware or software. See debug.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: solve problems

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - problemløsning, fejlfinder
v. tr. - forligsmand, mægler

Nederlands (Dutch)
probleemoplosser

Français (French)
v. intr. - (gén) intervenir pour régler les problèmes, (Tech) localiser une panne
v. tr. - (gén) intervenir pour régler les problèmes, (Tech) localiser une panne

Deutsch (German)
v. - vermitteln, Störungen od. Probleme finden und beseitigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιλύω προβλήματα, διευθετώ διαφορές

Italiano (Italian)
risolvere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reparar problemas e defeitos, apaziguar

Русский (Russian)
расследовать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - localizar fallas
v. tr. - localizar fallas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - medla, avhjälpa konflikt (bråk)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
当检修工, 做排除机器故障的检修

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 當檢修工
v. tr. - 做排除機器故障的檢修

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 수리원의 역할을 하다
v. tr. - 고장 수리원으로서 처리하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 修理人として調べる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقتنص الخلل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮תיווך, פתר בעיות (מקצועיות)‬
v. tr. - ‮גילה פגמים‬

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