Solve
[sɒlv] or [sɔlv]
Definition
(verb.) find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; 'did you solve the problem?'; 'Work out your problems with the boss'; 'this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out'; 'did you get it?'; 'Did you get my meaning?'; 'He could not work the math problem'.
Edited by Katy--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve difficulties; to solve a problem.
(n.) A solution; an explanation.
Typed by Borg
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Explain, unfold, expound, interpret, elucidate, clear, make plain, resolve, clear up, throw light upon.
Checker: Sinclair
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Explain, resolve, unfold, work_out, clear_up,[See EXPLAIN]
Edited by Erna
Definition
v.t. to loosen or separate the parts of: to clear up or explain: to remove.—ns. Solvabil′ity Sol′vableness capacity of being solved.—adj. Sol′vable capable of being solved or explained: capable of being paid.—n. Sol′vency state of being solvent or able to pay all debts.—adj. Sol′vent having power to solve or dissolve: able to pay all debts.—n. anything that dissolves another.—n. Sol′ver one who solves.
Edited by Ethelred
Examples
- It is quite too transparent, and it was a very bad compliment when you said that it was impossible for me to solve so simple a question. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Sooner or later I will solve all these problems which are now so tantalizing; but, come what may, one good thing is in store for me. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Why a thousand people are not run over and crippled every day is a mystery that no man can solve. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- To get at this, I endeavored first of all to solve the reason of the original burglary at Mr. Acton's. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- What they may become, when that fades away, is a problem that neither you nor I can solve. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- To solve the mystery of the eternal hereafter, I imagine, I replied. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- These questions continually recurred, but I was unable to solve them. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- You have solved it! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The long-sought-for problem of photographing in colours has in a measure been solved. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And thus was solved the mystery of the sinister house with the copper beeches in front of the door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It was but a short time thereafter that he solved the knotty problem by an invention mentioned in a previous chapter. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It was a very ingenious device, and Hargreaves deserved the greatest credit for the skill with which he solved the problem. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- For instance, in the very earliest days of electric lighting, the safe insulation of two bare wires fastened together was a serious problem that was solved by him. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A clear, soft light resulted, and they knew that they had solved the problem of the incandescent light. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Do you see any prospect of solving this mystery, Mr. Holmes? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- You have hopes of solving it? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Goodyear devoted a great deal of his time to solving this problem, and, like many other great inventors, he passed through many trials. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Yet Ursula was concerned now only with solving her own problems, in the light of his words. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- If we could get the rest of that sheet it is obvious that we should have gone a long way towards solving the mystery. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Ah, if I could give it a name it might go a long way towards solving the case. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Nor did he neglect the sterner duties of life while following the bent of his inclination toward the solving of the mystery of his library. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Typist: Sanford