Solve Problem Solving Solved Attempts Made Waste Running

• attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal.
• you can't solve anything by just running away.
• to solve an equation/a puzzle/a riddle
• to solve a crime/mystery

solve

1. to find a way of dealing with a problem or difficult situation
• Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal.
• You can't solve anything by just running away.
2. to find the correct answer or explanation for something
• to solve an equation/a puzzle/a riddle
• to solve a crime/mystery

Extra Examples

• Being with friends does not necessarily solve my problem.
• Being with peers and friends does not necessarily solve this feeling of loneliness.
• It doesn’t really solve the problem.
• She’s really good at solving problems.
• The mystery has not yet been completely solved.
• The problem cannot be solved with spending cuts alone.
• This question has never been satisfactorily solved.
• 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.
• We were given clues to help us solve the puzzle.
• a plan designed to solve the housing problem
• research aimed at solving the growing problem of child obesity
• their appeal for help in solving the case
• Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal in the town.
• 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.
• You can’t solve all your difficulties by running away.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they solve
• he / she / it solves
• past simple solved
• past participle solved
• -ing form solving

Word Origin

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