Problem Definition
- solution
- good situation
- Used to express confirmation of or compliance with a request.
- Used to acknowledge an expression of gratitude.
- to be unable to understand or do
she has a problem with French verbs
- to disagree with; disapprove of
I have a problem with your plans to paint the kitchen purple
- yes!; I will do what you ask!
- easily done!
Other Word Forms of Problem
Noun
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Problem
- no problem
- have a problem with
- no problem!
Origin of Problem
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From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin problema, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (problema, “anything thrown forward, hindrance, obstacle, anything projecting, a headland, promontory"), from προβάλλω (proballo, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward"), from προ- (pro-, “in front of") + βάλλω (ballo, “to throw, to cast, to hurl").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English probleme from Old French from Latin problēma problēmat- from Greek from proballein to throw before, put forward pro- before pro–2 ballein blē- to throw gwelə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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