solved; solving
1
: to find a solution, explanation, or answer for
solve a problem
solved the crime
2
: to pay in full
solve a debt
: to solve something
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solver
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Examples of solve in a Sentence
They are working to solve the traffic problem.
If they'll lend us the money we need, all our problems will be solved.
He couldn't solve the math problem.
The mystery has been solved.
The FBI has been trying to solve the case for years.
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Copies of letters, old photographs and maps are sprinkled among the book's pages, engaging visual cues that are possibly hiding clues, so readers can solve the mystery along with Dia and the rest of the Veda Seven interns.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
With a lack of evidence and pressure to solve the case mounting, Jeanette enlists the help of prime suspect Carl Lowry’s psychotherapist Dr Sophia Craven (Kelly) who offers a fresh but troubling perspective on the case.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The GoPro Hero 13 has one, but this four-pack of adapters solves the problem for the others.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Copies of letters, old photographs and maps are sprinkled among the book's pages, engaging visual cues that are possibly hiding clues, so readers can solve the mystery along with Dia and the rest of the Veda Seven interns.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
With a lack of evidence and pressure to solve the case mounting, Jeanette enlists the help of prime suspect Carl Lowry’s psychotherapist Dr Sophia Craven (Kelly) who offers a fresh but troubling perspective on the case.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solve. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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