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# unsolved

adjective (unsolved)

«unsolved» 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

Not yet solved, answered or explained: an unsolved mystery, an unsolved problem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsolved/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths: unsolved problems – some famous puzzles are still unsolved by anyone. In detective stories and the news: unsolved crimes, «cold cases». In science: unsolved questions drive research. Phrases: «an unsolved mystery», «unsolved crime», «remain unsolved».

### Examples

- The mystery of the missing cake remains unsolved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsolved/#x1)
- Some maths problems are still unsolved after hundreds of years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsolved/#x2)
- The detective reopened the unsolved case. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsolved/#x3)
- Question 5 is still unsolved on my worksheet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsolved/#x4)
- Scientists have many unsolved questions about the universe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsolved/#x5)
- The crime remained unsolved for many years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsolved/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: «solved». Often after «remain» or «still». An unsolved problem is not the same as an unsolvable one (impossible to solve).

## In Jewish tradition

In maths: unsolved problems – some famous puzzles are still unsolved by anyone. In detective stories and the news: unsolved crimes, «cold cases». In science: unsolved questions drive research. Phrases: «an unsolved mystery», «unsolved crime», «remain unsolved».

### Examples

- The reason why they have remained so long an unsolved problem is partly due to a lack of knowledge of Hebrew orthography, on which the Sefer Yetzirah is based. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unsolved/#x1)

### Note

Opposite: «solved». Often after «remain» or «still». An unsolved problem is not the same as an unsolvable one (impossible to solve).

## On Mova

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