VERB | cognition | solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work | find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning / meaning of |
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cognition | solve, resolve | find the solution | |
communication | solve, clear | settle, as of a debt |
Sounds | saa'lv | |
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Rhymes | absolve ... revolve: 8 rhymes with aalv... |
Meaning | Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning / meaning of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "did you solve the problem?" | |
Synonyms | work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work | |
Entails | reason | Think logically |
Narrower | answer | Give the correct answer or solution to |
answer, resolve | understand the meaning / meaning of | |
break | Find the solution or key to | |
guess, infer | guess correctly | |
riddle | explain a riddle | |
strike | arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing | |
Broader | understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of |
Spanish | deducir, resolver, solucionar, solver | |
Catalan | resoldre, solucionar | |
Nouns | solution | the successful action of solving a problem |
solvent | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem | |
solver | a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution | |
solving | finding a solution / solution to a problem |
Meaning | Find the solution. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Examples |
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Synonym | resolve | |
Narrower | factorize, factorise | resolve (a polynomial) into factors |
Broader | calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure | make a mathematical calculation or computation |
Spanish | resolver, solucionar | |
Catalan | resoldre, solucionar | |
Nouns | solver | a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution |
solving | finding a solution / solution to a problem |
Meaning | Settle, as of a debt. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "solve an old debt" | |
Synonym | clear | |
Broader | settle, square off, square up, determine | Settle conclusively |
Spanish | saldar | |
Adjectives | solvent | capable of meeting financial obligations |
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