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solve
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[ verb ] find the solution to (a problem or question):"did you solve the problem?"; understand the meaning of
Synonyms Examples "did you get it?" "Did you get my meaning?" "He could not work the math problem" Used in print (Rocky Mountain News, [Denver, Colorado]...)Her day starts early , but no_matter_how many pressing letters there are to be written ( and during May , which is National Salvation_Army Week , there are plenty ) , schedules to be made or problems to be solved , Mrs._Marr 's office is always open and the welcome_mat is out . (Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)A_lot_of people were still thinking_about Jack_Nicklaus , the spectacular young amateur , who had a 70 ; or Ken_Venturi , who had a somewhat shaky 72 but was bound_to do better ; or Rosburg , whose accurate short game and supersensitive putter can overcome so many_of Augusta 's treacheries ; or even old Byron_Nelson , whose excellent 71 made one wonder if he had solved the geriatric aspects of golf . (Los Angeles Times...)If there were no West_Berlin problem , imperialist quarters would have invented an excuse for stepping_up the armaments race to try to solve the internal and external problems besetting the United_States and its NATO partners . This sum spent for foreign economic aid , the peace_corps , food for peace , or any other program to solve the problems of the underdeveloped countries would be an investment that would pay_off in world peace , increased world trade , and prosperity for every country on the globe . (Newark Evening News...)Civil_Defense has far to go and many problems to solve , but is it not in the best spirit of our pioneer tradition to be not_only willing , but prepared to care for our own families and help our neighbors in any disaster - storm , flood , accident or even war ? Related terms understand answer guess answer riddle strike break solution resolution reason |
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[ verb ] (mathematics) find the solution to
Synonyms Examples "solve an equation" Used in print (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)This method in_general solved the problem of obtaining fairly equal concentrations of reactants in each of the six cells from a set . (Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)Fortunately , a general formula of wide applicability solves all problems of this kind . Related terms |
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