Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to solve
Participle: solved
Gerund: solving
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | solve |
| you | solve |
| he;she;it | solves |
| we | solve |
| you | solve |
| they | solve |
Perfect
| I | have solved |
| you | have solved |
| he;she;it | has solved |
| we | have solved |
| you | have solved |
| they | have solved |
Past
| I | solved |
| you | solved |
| he;she;it | solved |
| we | solved |
| you | solved |
| they | solved |
Pluperfect
| I | had solved |
| you | had solved |
| he;she;it | had solved |
| we | had solved |
| you | had solved |
| they | had solved |
Future
| I | will solve |
| you | will solve |
| he;she;it | will solve |
| we | will solve |
| you | will solve |
| they | will solve |
Future Perfect
| I | will have solved |
| you | will have solved |
| he;she;it | will have solved |
| we | will have solved |
| you | will have solved |
| they | will have solved |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | solve |
| you | solve |
| he;she;it | solve |
| we | solve |
| you | solve |
| they | solve |
Perfect
| I | have solved |
| you | have solved |
| he;she;it | have solved |
| we | have solved |
| you | have solved |
| they | have solved |
Imperfect
| I | solved |
| you | solved |
| he;she;it | solved |
| we | solved |
| you | solved |
| they | solved |
Pluperfect
| I | had solved |
| you | had solved |
| he;she;it | had solved |
| we | had solved |
| you | had solved |
| they | had solved |
Conditional
Present
| I | would solve |
| you | would solve |
| he;she;it | would solve |
| we | would solve |
| you | would solve |
| they | would solve |
Perfect
| I | would have solved |
| you | would have solved |
| he;she;it | would have solved |
| we | would have solved |
| you | would have solved |
| they | would have solved |
Imperative
| you | solve |
| we | Let's solve |
| you | solve |
Verbs conjugated like 'solve'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'solve'
salve,
sole,
volve,
wolve,
absolve,
calve,
cove,
delve,
dole,
evolve,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- answer
- resolve, explain, fix, work
- decipher
- interpret, decode, resolve, unravel, elucidate, untangle, unfold
Antonyms
- answer
- question, query, interrogation, summons
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1440, "to disperse, dissipate, loosen," from L.
solvere "to loosen, dissolve, untie," from PIE
*se-lu-, from reflexive pronoun
*swe- + base
*leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart" (cf. Gk.
lyein "to loosen, release, untie," O.E.
-leosan "to lose,"
leas "loose;" see lose). The meaning "explain, answer" is attested from c.1533; for sense evolution, see solution. Mathematical use is attested from 1737.
2. From Middle English solven, from Latin solvō. See: Middle English '
solven', Latin '
solvō'.
Verbs referencing "solve"
Ido solvar.
Sample Sentences
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True piety would effectually solve such scruples. [1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:]
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God shall solve the dark decrees of fate. [1649, Thomas Tickell, Thoughts occasioned by the sight of an original picture of King Charles I taken at the time of his trial:]
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A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays. This set-up solves several problems […]. [2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):]
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to solve a murder to solve a crime