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Overview of verb solve
The verb solve has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (31) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work -- (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem")
2. (5) resolve, solve -- (find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x")
3. clear, solve -- (settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt")
Overview of adj solved
The adj solved has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) solved, resolved -- (explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved")
Antonyms of verb solve
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb solve
3 senses of solve
Sense 1
solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
=> understand
Sense 2
resolve, solve
=> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
=> reason
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 3
clear, solve
=> settle, square off, square up, determine
=> conclude, resolve
=> agree, hold, concur, concord
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb solve
2 of 3 senses of solve
Sense 1
solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
=> answer, resolve
=> riddle
=> strike
=> guess, infer
=> answer
=> break
Sense 2
resolve, solve
=> factorize, factorise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb solve
3 senses of solve
Sense 1
solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
=> understand
Sense 2
resolve, solve
=> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
Sense 3
clear, solve
=> settle, square off, square up, determine
'Cause To' of verb solve
Derived Forms of verb solve
3 senses of solve
Sense 1
solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
RELATED TO>(noun) solution#5
=> solution
RELATED TO>(noun) solver#1
=> problem solver, solver, convergent thinker
RELATED TO>(noun) solvent#2
=> solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent
RELATED TO>(noun) solving#1
=> resolution, solving
Sense 2
resolve, solve
RELATED TO>(noun) solver#1
=> problem solver, solver, convergent thinker
RELATED TO>(noun) solving#1
=> resolution, solving
Sense 3
clear, solve
RELATED TO>(adj) solvent#1
=> solvent
Domain of verb solve
Domain Terms of verb solve
Familiarity of verb solve
solve used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb solve
3 senses of solve
Sense 1
solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
resolve, solve
*> Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
clear, solve
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb solve
3 senses of solve
Sense 1
solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
> understand
=> grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
=> sense
=> follow
=> catch, get
=> touch
=> understand, read, interpret, translate
=> read
=> interpret, construe, see
=> make out
=> solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
=> penetrate, fathom, bottom
Sense 2
resolve, solve
> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
=> quantize, quantise
=> extract
=> process
=> prorate
=> miscalculate, misestimate
=> recalculate
=> average, average out
=> factor, factor in, factor out
=> add, add together
=> subtract, deduct, take off
=> multiply
=> divide, fraction
=> interpolate, extrapolate
=> differentiate
=> integrate
=> survey
=> estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
=> budget
=> capitalize, capitalise
=> resolve, solve
Sense 3
clear, solve
> settle, square off, square up, determine
=> clear, solve
=> concert
=> clinch
=> compromise
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb solve
Sense 1
solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
=> understand
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Sense 2
resolve, solve
=> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
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Sense 3
clear, solve
=> settle, square off, square up, determine
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Grep of verb solve
absolve
dissolve
resolve
solve
Antonyms of adj solved
1 sense of solved
Sense 1
solved (vs. unsolved), resolved
unsolved (vs. solved), unresolved
Similarity of adj solved
1 sense of solved
Sense 1
solved (vs. unsolved), resolved
Pertainyms of adj solved
Attributes of adj solved
Domain of adj solved
Domain Terms of adj solved
Familiarity of adj solved
solved used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj solved
absolved
dissolved
resolved
solved
undissolved
unresolved
unsolved
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