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Adjective solved has 1 sense
- solved, resolved - explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved"
Antonyms: unsolved, unresolved
Verb solve has 3 senses
- 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"
--1 is one way to understand
Sample sentence:
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- resolve, solve - find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x"
--2 is one way to calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
Sample sentences:
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=> Somebody ----s PP
- clear, solve - settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
--3 is one way to settle, square off, square up, determine
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