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Solution Səˈluːʃn Problem Part Noun Attempts Find Failed

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WordType (noun)
Phonetic /səˈluːʃn/ /səˈluːʃn/
Example
  • attempts to find a solution have failed.
  • to propose/offer/provide/develop a solution
  • to look for/seek a solution
  • it was decided that the only solution was for him to leave the company.
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solution

(noun)/səˈluːʃn/ /səˈluːʃn/
  1. a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
    • SYNONYM answer
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    • Attempts to find a solution have failed.
    • to propose/offer/provide/develop a solution
    • to look for/seek a solution
    • It was decided that the only solution was for him to leave the company.
    • an easy/innovative solution
    • a possible/practical/long-term solution
    • Do you have a better solution?
    • There's no simple solution to this problem.
    • the solution to a crisis/an issue
    • Will this lead to a peaceful solution of the conflict?
    • Technology must become part of the solution, rather than part of the problem.

    Extra Examples

    • His plan does not offer a real solution to the problem.
    • The UN representative stressed the urgency of a speedy solution.
    • The industry needs to look for technological solutions to their problems.
    • They were seeking an ultimate solution to the city's traffic problem.
    • We need to make sure that it is a realistically workable solution.
    • simple, effective storage solutions
    • a leading provider of management solutions
  2. an answer to a puzzle or to a problem in mathematics
    • All the problems have solutions at the back of the book.
    • The solution to last week's quiz is on page 81.
    • She wrote the solution of the equation on the board.
  3. a liquid in which something is dissolved (= mixed in so that it forms part of the liquid)
    • an alkaline solution
    • saline solution
    • carbon dioxide in solution
  4. the process of dissolving a solid or gas in a liquid
    • the solution of glucose in water

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin solutio(n-), from solvere ‘loosen’.
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