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- Dictionarysolve/sɒlv/
verb
- 1. find an answer to, explanation for, or means of effectively dealing with (a problem or mystery): "the policy could solve the town's housing crisis"
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verb [ T ] uk / sɒlv / us / sɑːlv / Add to word list. B1. to find an answer to a problem: to solve a problem. to solve a mystery / puzzle. Just calm down - shouting won't solve anything! This strategy could cause more problems than it solves. The police are still no nearer to solving the crime. Fewer examples.
The meaning of SOLVE is to find a solution, explanation, or answer for. How to use solve in a sentence.
verb [ T ] us / sɑlv, sɔlv / Add to word list. to find an answer to a problem: The arrests have not solved the mystery of what happened to the stolen cash. solvable. adjective us / ˈsɑl·və·bəl, ˈsɔl- / (also soluble, us / ˈsɑl·jə·bəl /) Hunger in this city is a solvable problem.
Solve definition: to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain. See examples of SOLVE used in a sentence.
solve something to find the correct answer or explanation for something. to solve an equation/a puzzle; to solve a crime/mystery; to solve a riddle/conundrum; The police have appealed for help in solving the case.
If you solve a problem or a question, you find a solution or an answer to it. Their domestic reforms did nothing to solve the problem of unemployment. [ VERB noun ]
To solve something is to find a solution, like figuring out the answer to a complex riddle. The verb solve is often used in mathematics, and it means to answer a math problem. You can solve other, non-mathematical problems too — like the question of what to wear when you've run out of clean clothes (your sibling's clothes!).
