Solve Definition

sŏlv, sôlv

solved, solves, solving

verb

solved, solves, solving

To find or provide a satisfactory answer or explanation for; make clear; explain.

Webster's New World

To solve an equation.

Insert the values of the constants and solve for x.

American Heritage

To find or provide the correct or a satisfactory solution to (a problem)

Webster's New World

(mathematics) To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.

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noun

(obsolete) A solution; an explanation.

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Origin of Solve

Middle English solven to loosen from Latin solvere leu- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin solvo.

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