gerund
The activity of finding the answer to a question, puzzle, or problem, or finding a way to deal with it.
Solving this equation takes patience.
I enjoy solving puzzles with my daughter.
American English
How to pronounce solving
noun · verbB1Common word
SAHLvihng
/ˈsɑl.vɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of solve
Solving can name an activity or appear after be to describe an action in progress.
The activity of finding the answer to a question, puzzle, or problem, or finding a way to deal with it.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund
The activity of discovering who committed a crime or what happened in a mystery.
Solving the mystery took the detective all night.
She enjoys solving crimes.
present participle
A person is in the process of finding the answer to a question, puzzle, or problem, or finding a way to deal with it.
Maria is solving a difficult math problem.
The team is solving the water shortage together.
present participle
A person is in the process of discovering who committed a crime or what happened in a mystery.
The detective is solving the mystery one clue at a time.
Police are solving the case by following new leads.
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.