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Meanings of solve in English

Portuguese
resolver
Catalan
solucionar
Spanish
resolver

Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.

resolver
Portuguese
resolver
Catalan
resoldre
Spanish
resolver

Find the solution.

resolver

Settle, as of a debt.

Usage of solve in English
1
Rather than attack the symptom, the government needs to solve the problem.
Reuters
2
A case will help, said Webb, but probably not solve everyone's problems.
Reuters
3
To solve those problems, Engelbart believed humanity needed new ways of working.
Wired
4
The government hopes new rules will solve the problem, writes Justin McCurry.
The Irish Times
5
The only way you learn to problem solve is by solving problems.
Wired
6
However there is one problem that digital efficiency can't solve, Kelly said.
Wired
7
They are able to solve the sovereign debt crisis, Mr Zhou said.
The Irish Times
8
It could help us to solve this very serious case, he said.
Radio NZ
9
The UK oil major would then solve one problem by creating another.
Reuters
10
He said the international community can help, but cannot solve Nigeria's problems.
BBC
11
This year, projects aimed to solve a problem using the Android platform.
Wired
12
A ban on gas guzzlers may, however, solve only half the problem.
The apocalypse reader
13
A common definition is someone using a business to solve social problems.
Reuters
14
Walmart said in a statement it was working to solve the problem.
News.com.au
15
We demand the world's decision makers take responsibility and solve this crisis.
The Guardian
16
It is a problem China is in the best position to solve.
Reuters
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Solve through the time
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Common
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Common
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Common
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