noun🔗Share(chiefly law enforcement) A solution; an explanation."The detective presented their solve to the judge, explaining how the theft happened. "policelawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out."The math problem was difficult, but she was able to solve it. "mathsciencelogicachievementabilityprocessfunctionactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities."To solve the math problem, we needed to find the values of x and y that made both equations true. "mathcomputinglogicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions."To find out how many hours of sleep she needed, Sarah solved the equation for 'x' in the sleep-time formula. "mathtechnicalsciencelogiccomputingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo loosen or separate the parts of."The tight knot in the shoelace was difficult to solve. "partactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading