Tra từ solve - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

solve [solve solves solved solving] BrE [sɒlv] NAmE [sɑːlv] NAmE [sɔːlv] verb
1. ~ sth to find a way of dealing with a problem or difficult situation
• Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal.
• You can't solve anything by just running away.
2. ~ sth to find the correct answer or explanation for sth
•to solve an equation/a puzzle/a riddle
•to solve a crime/mystery
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘loosen, dissolve, untie’): from Latin solvere ‘loosen, unfasten’.

Thesaurus:
solve verb
1. T
•You can't solve your difficulties by running away.
resolve • • settle • • straighten sb/sth out • |especially BrE, especially spoken sort sth out • • sort •
solve/resolve/settle/straighten out/sort out problem/situation/dispute/crisis
solve/resolve/settle things
straighten/sort things out
2. T
•The mystery has not yet been solved.
do • • clear sth up • • crack • |especially BrE, especially spoken work sth out • |especially AmE, especially spoken figure sb/sth out •
solve/do/work out a/an puzzle/equation
solve/clear up/crack a case/mystery
solve/clear up a crime/murder/investigation

Example Bank:
•Being with friends does not necessarily solve my problem.
•Being with peers and friends does not necessarily solve this feeling of loneliness.
•It doesn't really solve the problem.
•She's really good at solving problems.
•The mystery has not yet been completely solved.
•The problem cannot be solved with spending cuts alone.
•This question has never been satisfactorily solved.
•We hope the difficulty can be solved by getting the two sides together to discuss the issues.
•We need to focus on solving the country's problem.
•We were given clues to help us solve the puzzle.
•a plan designed to solve the housing problem
•research aimed at solving the growing problem of child obesity
•their appeal for help in solving the case
•Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal in the town.
•The Board met several times last week to try to solve the firm's financial crisis.
•Unemployment will not be solved by offering low-paid jobs in call centres.
•You can't solve all your difficulties by running away.