Solve Problem Find Hope Solved Solving Verb Sɒlv

• attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal.
• to solve an issue/a crisis
• you can't solve anything by just running away.
• i hope that he can find a good way to solve these problems.

solve

Verb Forms

1. to find a way of dealing with a problem or difficult situation
• Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal.
• to solve an issue/a crisis
• You can't solve anything by just running away.
• I hope that he can find a good way to solve these problems.

Extra Examples

• Being with peers and friends does not necessarily solve this feeling of loneliness.
• The problem cannot be solved with spending cuts alone.
• We hope the difficulty can be solved by getting the two sides together to discuss the issues.
• We need to focus on solving the country's problem.
• a plan designed to solve the housing problem
• research aimed at solving the growing problem of child obesity
• The Board met several times last week to try to solve the firm's financial crisis.
• Unemployment will not be solved by offering low-paid jobs in call centres.
2. to find the correct answer or explanation for something
• to solve an equation/a puzzle
• to solve a crime/mystery
• to solve a riddle/conundrum
• The police have appealed for help in solving the case.

Extra Examples

• We were given clues to help us solve the puzzle.
• This question has never been satisfactorily solved.
• The mystery has not yet been completely solved.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘loosen, dissolve, untie’): from Latin solvere ‘loosen, unfasten’.