American English
/sɑlv/
One syllable.
to find the answer to a question, puzzle, or problem, or find a way to deal with it
Practice out loudto find the answer to a question, puzzle, or problem, or find a way to deal with it
Can you solve this math problem?
We need to solve the water shortage.
solve a problem · solve an equation · solve a puzzle · solve a difficult problem
solve + a problem / puzzle / equation
solve for + a letter or number
to discover who committed a crime or what happened in a mystery
The detective finally solved the mystery.
Police solved the murder after finding new evidence.
solve a mystery · solve a crime · solve a murder · solve a case
to find the value of a letter or number in a math problem
Solve for x: 2x = 10.
Drop the final e before -ing: solving, not solveing.