lösen

Meaning

1. (transitive,weak) to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove
2. (transitive,weak) to separate
3. (transitive,weak) to cast off; to remove
4. (figuratively,transitive,weak) to solve; to resolve; to answer
5. (reflexive,weak) to come loose
6. (reflexive,weak) to dissolve
7. (weak) to buy
8. (transitive,weak) to release; to undo; to untie; to ease
9. (figuratively,transitive,weak) to dissolve; to disband; to break up; to end

Concepts

solve

dissolve

loosen

untie

unfasten

detach

resolve

loose

unfix

work out

part

tackle

unstick

melt

explain

open

undo

unravel

unscrew

leave

slip away

step out

mix

scramble

dispel doubts

untuck

declare

relax

forgive

free

let loose

pardon

disconnect

release

untighten

pry

unbind

disjoin

unclench

disarrange

uncouple

abrogate

annul

cancel

denounce

terminate

settle

break up

buy

call off

unwind

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈløːzn̩]

Etymology

From Middle High German lœsen, lōsen, from Old High German lōsen, from Proto-West Germanic *lausijan.
Cognate with Dutch lozen, English loose (from Old Norse lauss), obsolete English leese (from Old English līesan); also Danish løse, Faroese loysa, Icelandic leysa (“to loosen, to resolve, to untie”), Norwegian løse and Swedish lösa (all from the Old Norse leysa).

Sentences

Klar , das hätte man auch anders lösen können .

Sure, you could have solved that differently.

Diese Captchas kann doch kein Mensch lösen !

No one can solve these captchas!