solve

US: /ˈsɑɫv/
UK: /sˈɒlv/


English Vietnamese dictionary


solve /sɔlv/
  • ngoại động từ
    • giải quyết (một vấn đề)
    • (toán học) giải (một phương trình)
      • to solve an equation: giải một phương trình
    • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) tháo gỡ (nút...)

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb [VN]
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 sth: to solve an equation / puzzle / riddle + to solve a crime / mystery

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
work or figure out, unravel, disentangle, untangle, clarify, clear up, make plain or clear, interpret, explicate, decipher, crack, explain, elucidate, reveal, answer, resolve:
Oedipus' problems began in earnest when he solved the Riddle of the Sphinx.

Collocation dictionary


ADV.

completely
The mystery has not yet been completely solved.
| largely | half, partially, partly | hardly | not necessarily
Being with peers and friends does not necessarily solve this feeling of loneliness.
| adequately, satisfactorily
This question has never been satisfactorily solved.
| effectively | convincingly | easily, readily | quickly | elegantly, neatly | magically, somehow | eventually, finally | never

VERB + SOLVE

attempt to, try to | help (to), help sb (to)
We were given clues to help us solve the puzzle.
| be designed to
a scheme designed to solve the housing problem
| fail to | be difficult to

PREP.

by
We hope the difficulty can be solved by getting the two sides together to discuss the issues.
| with
The problem cannot be solved with spending cuts alone.

PHRASES

an attempt to solve sth


Concise English dictionary


solves|solved|solvingsɑlv /sɒlv
verb
+find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
+find the solution
+settle, as of a debt