Meaning

7 senses
  1. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

    She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism.

    Problem

    пробле́маprobléma

    пробле́маprobléma

    a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

  2. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

    An addiction, other substance use disorder, or comparable psychological challenge.

    I think he has a gambling problem. Lending him money will probably only make it worse.

    I think he has a nose candy problem. Lending him money will probably only make it worse.

  3. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.

    Study hard, but don't overdo it. The problems in the exam won't be difficult to solve.

    Übung

    зада́чаzadáča, зада́ниеzadánije

    зада́чаzadáča, завда́нняzavdánnja

  4. A puzzling circumstance.

    пробле́маprobléma, зада́чаzadáča

  5. Objection.

    You got a problem with that?

  6. Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand.

    You made your best honest effort; if they judge you harshly, that’s their problem, not yours.

  7. A set of moves required to complete a climb.

Examples

8853 sentences
  1. Your problem is similar to mine.

    Твоя проблема схожа на мою.

    ruТвоя проблема похожа на мою.

    deDein Problem ist meinem ähnlich.

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  2. Please tell me about your problem.

    Будь ласка, розкажіть мені про свою проблему.

    ruРасскажи мне о своей проблеме, пожалуйста.

    deBitte erzähle mir von deinen Problemen.

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  3. Let's leave the problem until tomorrow.

    Лишімо цю проблему на завтра.

    deLassen wir das Problem bis morgen ruhen.

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  4. This problem is difficult to solve.

    Це завдання складно вирішити.

    ruЭту задачу сложно решить.

    deDieses Problem ist schwer zu lösen.

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  5. Let's discuss the problem with them.

    Давай обговоримо цю проблему з ними.

    ruДавайте обсудим проблему с ними.

    deLass uns das Problem mit ihnen besprechen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
difficulty:
schoolwork exercise:
Русский
By meaning 2
difficulty:
schoolwork exercise:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
difficulty:
schoolwork exercise:

Origin

From Middle English probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problēma, from Ancie

From Middle English probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “anything thrown forward, hindrance, obstacle, anything projecting, a headland, promontory”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from προ- (pro-, “in front of”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”). Doublet of problema.

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Forms

plural: problems
Singularproblem
Pluralproblems

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved:job
  • a source of difficulty:trouble

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

89 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • solve the problem
  • solve this problem
  • have a problem
  • the problem is
  • be a problem
  • have any problems
  • any problems
  • a problem with
  • kinds of problems
  • what the problem
  • about the problem
  • caused the problem

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
problem — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto