Meaning

2 senses

  1. To undo or remove the solution to a problem; to put something into an unsolved state.

  2. (obsolete)To solve.

Examples

29 sentences

  1. The problem remains unsolved.

    Ця проблема ще не вирішена.

    ruПроблема остаётся нерешённой.

    deDas Problem bleibt ungelöst.

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  2. Tom's murder remains unsolved.

    Вбивство Тома залишається нерозкрите.

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  3. We still have many unsolved cases.

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  4. We still have a number of unsolved cases.

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  5. Two problems remained unsolved.

    ruДве задачи остались нерешенными.

    deZwei Probleme blieben ungelöst.

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Origin

From un- + solve.

From un- + solve.

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Forms

unsolves, unsolving, unsolved, unsolved
Base formunsolve · to unsolve
3rd person singularunsolves
Present participleunsolving
Past simpleunsolved
Past participleunsolved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunsolve
he, she, itunsolves

Past simpleLesson

all personsunsolved

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill unsolve

Synonyms

22 synonyms
resolveB1riddleB1solveA1unravelC2ravelwork outabsolvedecipherget to the bottom ofiron outmelioratepuzzle outreason outsleuth

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
unskilledunsolicitedunsolvableunsophisticatedunsoundunspeakable
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