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What does Solve mean?
Solve means find an answer, explanation, or effective way to deal with a problem.
Dictionary definition
To find an answer, explanation, or effective way to deal with a problem, puzzle, mystery, or question; in mathematics, to solve is to find the value or values that make a statement true.
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Solve in a sentence
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We solved the disagreement by taking turns speaking.
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The detective used the footprints to solve the mystery.
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Solve the equation to find the value of x.
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Engineers tested several designs before they solved the drainage problem.
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Practice 1
What does solve mean in 'The class solved the problem by sharing the materials'?
Here, solve means find a way that successfully deals with a difficulty.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses solve in a mathematical sense?
In mathematics, solve can mean find the value that makes an equation true.
Practice 3
Choose the best word: The final clue helped us ____ why the alarm sounded.
Solve fits because the clue helped reveal the explanation.
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MeaningSolve means find an answer, explanation, or effective way to deal with a problem.
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Synonyms
Words like Solve
Antonym review
Does Solve have an opposite?
Solve has problem, mystery, question, and mathematical senses. Complicate, confuse, and pose may contrast in particular sentences but are not precise general antonyms.
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Word family
Solve word family
Base word
solve
noun
solution
An answer or effective way of dealing with a problem.
noun
solver
A person, program, or tool that solves something.
adjective
solvable
Able to be solved.
adjective
unsolved
Not yet explained or answered.
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Hint for students
Look for an answer, explanation, value, or workable action that removes the difficulty or uncertainty.
Common mix-up
Solve is a verb; solution is the related noun. Also, answering a question is not always solving a problem unless thought or a method is needed.
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Give students one riddle, one simple equation, and one classroom problem. For each, they state what must be found, choose a strategy, and explain how they know their solution works.
Teacher prompt
Compare the model sentences 'Solve 3x = 12' and 'We solved the playground problem by making a schedule.' What counts as a solution in each context?
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