| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | solve, resolve | find the solution | |
| communication | solve, clear | settle, as of a debt |
| Sounds | saa'lv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absolve ... revolve: 8 rhymes with aalv... | |
| Meaning | Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning / meaning of. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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