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say it: sahlv
solve is a verb meaning "find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of". It is pronounced /ˈsɑlv/ — sahlv. It carries 3 recorded senses.
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
“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”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for solve come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.