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English verb: solve | |||
| 1. | solve (cognition) find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of | ||
| Samples | Did you solve the problem?. Work out your problems with the boss. This unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out. Did you get it?. Did you get my meaning?. He could not work the math problem. | ||
| Synonyms | figure out, lick, puzzle out, work, work out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | understand | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | answer, answer, break, guess, infer, resolve, riddle, strike | ||
| Entail | reason | ||
| 2. | solve (cognition) find the solution | ||
| Samples | Solve an equation. Solve for x. | ||
| Synonyms | resolve | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | factorise, factorize | ||
| 3. | solve (communication) settle, as of a debt | ||
| Samples | Clear a debt. Solve an old debt. | ||
| Synonyms | clear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | determine, settle, square off, square up | ||
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