Topic: MATHS
| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | solvere 'to loosen, solve, dissolve, pay' |
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solve S2 W3
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to find or provide a way of dealing with a problem [↪ solution]:
Charlie thinks money will solve all his problems.
the best way of solving our dilemma
Charlie thinks money will solve all his problems.
the best way of solving our dilemma2 to find the correct answer to a problem or the explanation for something that is difficult to understand [↪ solution]
—solvable adjective

