past and past participle
Found the answer to a question, puzzle, or problem, or found a way to deal with it.
I finally solved the difficult puzzle.
The team has solved the equation.
American English
How to pronounce solved
verbB1Common word
SAHLVD
/sɑlvd̚/
One syllable.
Form of solve
Found the answer to a question, puzzle, or problem, or found a way to deal with it.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past and past participle
Discovered who committed a crime or what happened in a mystery.
The detective finally solved the mystery.
Police have solved the murder after finding new evidence.
Useful expressions
to find the value of a letter or number in a math problem
Solve for x: 2x = 10.
Related words & forms
Drop the final e before -ing: solving, not solveing.