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solve

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɒlv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɑlv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(solv)

Inflections of 'solve' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
solves
v 3rd person singular
solving
v pres p
solved
v past
solved
v past p

Collocations for "solve"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "solve" in context.

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solve

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. solve [a problem, the riddle, the issue, a puzzle]
  2. solve the [mystery, murder]
  3. solves the problem of [how, where, when, who, what]
  4. solve a [wide, vast] variety of problems
  5. solve the problems of the [world, nation]
  6. solve [environmental, hunger] problems
  7. will solve all your problems
  8. solve one [thing, problem] at a time
  9. solve an equation
  10. do not know how to solve it
  11. could not solve it
  12. solved by [adding, calculating, asking, using, doing]
  13. solved through [negotiations, dialogue]
  14. solved [quickly, peacefully, respectfully]
  15. solved by [officers, detectives, investigators]
  16. the [case, crime, mystery] was solved [by, using]
'solve' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "solve" in the title:

...know how to solve this problem - English Only forum
..either to comprehend or<to>solve.. - English Only forum
..is so difficult a problem that I can’t solve - English Only forum
a man who knows how to solve your veins problems - English Only forum
a means of solving~ vs a means to solve~ - English Only forum
a problem (that) he still couldn't solve. - English Only forum
allocate more money <for solving> <to solve> the problem - English Only forum
and tried to solve the puzzles - English Only forum
Anticipate/Reduce/Solve/Deal with - English Only forum
as many as people are ways to solve a problem - English Only forum
assisting us <solve / in solving/ solving> the problem - English Only forum
can you solve it /are you able to solve it - English Only forum
Can you solve it? - English Only forum
crack/solve the test - English Only forum
creative means to problem solve - English Only forum
decide a question vs. solve a question - English Only forum
decide/solve /settle the matter in favour - English Only forum
Define the/- problems we can solve - English Only forum
do problems v. solve problems - English Only forum
Don't intermix, solve separately - English Only forum
easy to solve it - English Only forum
Easy-to-solve - English Only forum
Finally we <could> <were able to> solve the problem - English Only forum
fix / resolve / solve - English Only forum
fix up / solve - English Only forum
handle/solve a problem - English Only forum
He has already had an idea as to how to solve this problem - English Only forum
He said that they could intervene to help solve the problem. - English Only forum
He took ten minutes to solve the problem. - English Only forum
he would solve it for me - English Only forum
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