solve

Plural: solves

Verb

Verb Forms: solved, solving, solves

To find an answer or explanation for something.
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- "did you solve the problem?"
find the solution
- "solve an equation"
- "solve for x"
settle, as of a debt
- "solve an old debt"
To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
to find out the perpetrator, the motive etc (of crime)
To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.
To loosen or separate the parts of.
To loosen or separate the parts of.
To dissolve

Noun

A solution; an explanation.

Examples

He tried to solve the puzzle of how to use his ’Q’ without a ’U’ in Words With Friends.
to solve a murder to solve a crime

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English solven, from Latin solvō.

Synonyms

clear, figure out, lick, puzzle out, resolve, work, work out

Scrabble Score: 8

solve: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
solve: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
solve: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

solve: valid Words With Friends Word