solve

Meaning

Verb

1. To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
2. to find out the perpetrator, the motive etc (of crime)
3. To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
4. 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.
5. To loosen or separate the parts of.
6. To loosen or separate the parts of.

Noun

A solution; an explanation.

Concepts

solve

resolve

settle

decipher

figure out

decide

answer

explain

unravel

clear

clear up

untie

make clear

interpret

reply

response

puzzle out

work out

dissolve

determine

guess

disentangle

find a solution

crack

lick

work

detach

forgive

free

loosen

unbind

unhitch

unlace

undo

make out

fix up

set right

smooth over

riddle

divine

judge

fix

remedy

manage

alter

correct

rectify

revise

ponder

think over

untangle

remove

decode

clear off

discharge

put an end to

let loose

open

pardon

complete

end

liberate

make real

redeem

save

set free

unclasp

uncouple

unhook

unbruise

unfasten

acquittal

clear off debts

liquidation of the debt

meet engagement

pay off debts

repayment of debts

settlement of debt

grapple

prepare

disjoin

break

sort out

trouble-shoot

troubleshoot

adjust

canvas

clean up

explicate

fathom

nail

negociate

process

puzzle over

ravel out

report

research

see

smooth out

sober

sort

spell out

straighten out

trace

unsnarl

untwine

unweave

sneak

terminate

assess

estimate

lay down

set

set down

solution

spy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɒlv/

Etymology

From Middle English solven, from Latin solvō.