solve
IPA: sˈɑɫv
noun
- (now rare, chiefly law enforcement) A solution; an explanation.
verb
- To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
- to find out the perpetrator, the motive etc (of crime)
- (mathematics) To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
- (mathematics) To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.
- (transitive) To loosen or separate the parts of.
- (chemistry, archaic) To dissolve
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Examples of "solve" in Sentences
- Solve the theta in the problem.
- Some of the problems are solved.
- The Cubicle solved that problem.
- That solves the issue of the list.
- He likes to solve crossword puzzle.
- Solve the puzzle and climb the wall.
- Solve the puzzle of climbing the wall.
- A brilliant puzzle that no one can solve is called a “failure.”
- Holmes once more solves the puzzle to the chagrin of Inspector Lestrade.
- To solve the puzzle, note that no inhabitant can say that he is a knave.
- Always, the main problem to solve is to help the user to find "the needle in the haystack".
- Israel's foreign minister has suggested that France and Spain solve Europe's problems before lecturing his country on how to deal with the Israeli-Arab conflict.
- I want to travel, see the sites, maybe solve some -- "She almost said _solve some murders_, but finished lamely," -- solve some problems in magnesium technology. "
- Levy also says that along with scheduling, figuring out the mystery that the grown up Hardy boys need to solve is also a key element to figure out before moving forward.
- Too often the result of such instruction is students who can add when told to add, or solve quadratic equations when told to �solve the following quadratic equations,� but cannot decide when to use these techniques in solving problems.
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