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English

Etymology

From Latin solv?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s?lv/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /s?lv/, /s?lv/

Verb

solve (third-person singular simple present solves, present participle solving, simple past and past participle solved)

1. To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.

   • True piety would effectually solve such scruples.

   • 1649, Thomas Tickell, Thoughts occasioned by the sight of an original picture of King Charles I taken at the time of his trial

     God shall solve the dark decrees of fate.
2. (mathematics) To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
3. (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.
4. (transitive) To loosen or separate the parts of.

Derived terms

• resolve
• solvable
• solution

Related terms

Translations

Noun

solve (plural solves)

1. (now rare, chiefly law enforcement) A solution; an explanation.
   • 2014 February 4, The Party, Gil Ozeri and Gabe Liedman (writers), Michael Engler (director), Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season 1, episode 16:

     KEVIN: I decided a long time ago that just because I love Raymond, doesn't mean I have to love the people he works with. Good solve, Detective.

   • 2017, Elodia Strain, The Dating Experiment (?ISBN):

     “Hey, Mr. Quilt Bandit.”
     Ian smiled. “Nice solve, Nancy Drew.”

Anagrams

• Loves, loves, slove, voles, voëls

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?l.ve/
• Rhymes: -?lve

Verb

solve

1. third-person singular present indicative of solvere

Anagrams

• svelo, svelò, volse

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?sol.u?e/, [?s????u??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?sol.ve/, [?s?lv?]

Verb

solve

1. second-person singular present active imperative of solv?

References

• solve in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

English

Etymology

resolve +? -er.

Noun

resolver (plural resolvers)

1. One who or that which resolves.

   Courts are resolvers of disputes.

   On the Internet, a DNS resolver maps domain names to IP addresses.

2. A device whose electrical output is proportional to the angular position of an object such as a rotor.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin resolvere, present active infinitive of resolv? as if it were a first group verb. Compare the inherited résoudre.

Verb

resolver

1. (reflexive, se resolver) to resolve oneself; to become resolved

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin resolvere, present active infinitive of resolv? (“I release”), from re- (“again”) + solv? (“I loosen, I unbind”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?e.zow.?ve(?)/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /??e.zow.?ve(?)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /?he.zow.?ve(?)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /??.zo?.?ve?/
• Hyphenation: re?sol?ver

Verb

resolver (first-person singular present indicative resolvo, past participle resolvido)

1. (transitive) to solve (to find an answer or solution)

   Synonyms: decifrar, solucionar, solver

2. (optionally takes a reflexive pronoun, auxiliary with a and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to decide to do something

   Synonyms: decidir, deliberar, determinar, escolher

3. (transitive) to dissolve; to dissipate

   Synonyms: desfazer, dissipar, dissolver, solver

4. (transitive) to annul (to formally revoke the validity of)

   Synonyms: abolir, anular, desfazer, invalidar

5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to fade away
6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with em) to consist

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:resolver.

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin resolvere, present active infinitive of resolv?. Cognate with English resolve.

Verb

resolver (first-person singular present resuelvo, first-person singular preterite resolví, past participle resuelto)

1. to resolve, to sort out, to settle, to address, to tackle, to overcome, to iron out

2. to solve, to figure out, to work out, to crack
3. to decide
4. to meet (e.g. demands, needs, requirements)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• resolver el caso (“to crack the case”)