Meaning

6 senses
  1. To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.

    lösen

    реша́тьrešátʹ, реши́тьrešítʹ

    розв'я́зуватиrozvʺjázuvaty, розв'яза́тиrozvʺjazáty, вирі́шуватиvyríšuvaty

    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

  2. To find out the perpetrator, the motive etc (of crime)

    to solve a murder to solve a crime

    aufklären, klären

    раскрытьraskrytʹ

  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.

    lösen

  5. (transitive)To loosen or separate the parts of.

  6. To loosen or separate the parts of.

    (archaic, transitive)To dissolve

Examples

1596 sentences
  1. This problem is difficult to solve.

    Це завдання складно вирішити. — uaspeaker

    ruЭту задачу сложно решить. — Hellerick

    deDieses Problem ist schwer zu lösen. — Alois

  2. How did you solve the problem?

    Як ти вирішив цю проблему? — deniko

    ruКак ты решил эту проблему? — marafon

    deWie hast du das Problem gelöst? — Esperantostern

  3. I attempted to solve the problem.

    Я спробував вирішити проблему. — aandrusiak

    deIch versuchte, das Problem zu lösen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. He tried to solve the problem.

    Він спробував вирішити проблему. — deniko

    ruОн попытался решить задачу. — marafon

    deEr versuchte, das Problem zu lösen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Let's help them solve their problems.

    Давайте допоможемо їм вирішити їхні проблеми. — deniko

    ruДавайте поможем им решить проблемы. — odexed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to find an answer or solution:
Русский
By meaning 2
to find an answer or solution:
to find out the perpetrator:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to find an answer or solution:
to find out the perpetrator:

Origin

From Middle English solven, from Latin solvō.

From Middle English solven, from Latin solvō.

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Forms

solves, solving, solved, solved
Base formsolve · to solve
3rd person singularsolves
Present participlesolving
Past simplesolved
Past participlesolved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysolve
he, she, itsolves

Past simpleLesson

all personssolved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave solved
he, she, ithas solved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill solve

Synonyms

25 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

20 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • solve the problem
  • solve this problem
  • to solve the
  • able to solve
  • to solve this
  • solve the puzzle
  • solve that problem
  • how to solve
  • can solve this
  • trying to solve
  • solve your problem
  • way to solve

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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