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# solve

verb (solve, solves, solved, solving)

«solve» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To solve a problem is to find the answer to it or the way to make it right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#m1)
2. To solve a mystery or crime is to find out what really happened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#m2)
3. To solve a puzzle, riddle or equation is to work out its answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths, «solve» is an instruction: work out the answer, show your working and check it (solve 3 x ? = 12 → 4). In science, problem solving means testing ideas. In stories, detectives solve mysteries using clues. In friendships: solve arguments by talking. Phrases: solve a problem, solve a mystery, problem-solving, solve for x.

### Examples

- Can you solve this sum? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#x1)
- The detective solved the mystery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#x2)
- We solved the puzzle together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#x3)
- Talking helped them solve the argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#x4)
- Solve the equation: x + 5 = 9. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#x5)
- She solved the riddle in one minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#x6)
- Scientists try to solve big problems like pollution. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#x7)
- Use the clues to solve the case. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#x8)
- The man who thinks he can solve the problem is named Robert Fulton. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/#x9)

### Note

Noun: solution (the answer). Do not confuse with resolve (decide firmly, or settle) or dissolve (mix into a liquid). In maths, after you solve, check your answer by putting it back into the problem.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths, «solve» is an instruction: work out the answer, show your working and check it (solve 3 x ? = 12 → 4). In science, problem solving means testing ideas. In stories, detectives solve mysteries using clues. In friendships: solve arguments by talking. Phrases: solve a problem, solve a mystery, problem-solving, solve for x.

### Examples

- I do not pretend to be able to solve this difficult question. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/solve/#x1)

### Note

Noun: solution (the answer). Do not confuse with resolve (decide firmly, or settle) or dissolve (mix into a liquid). In maths, after you solve, check your answer by putting it back into the problem.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «solve» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solve/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«solve» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/solve.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «solve» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/solve/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«solve» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/solve.html) on Mova free.