Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To solve; explain.

  2. (neologism)To solve a problem after the end of a contest.

Origin

From up- + solve.

From up- + solve.

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Forms

upsolves, upsolving, upsolved, upsolved
Base formupsolve · to upsolve
3rd person singularupsolves
Present participleupsolving
Past simpleupsolved
Past participleupsolved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyupsolve
he, she, itupsolves

Past simpleLesson

all personsupsolved

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill upsolve

Synonyms

36 synonyms
clarifyB2describeA1directB1elaborateC1explainA2illustrateB2informB1instructB2justifyB2specifyB2teachA1unravelC2untangleC1resolveB1

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
upsetA2upshotupsideupstairsB1upstart
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