solved; solving
1
: to find a solution, explanation, or answer for
solve a problem
solved the crime
2
: to pay in full
solve a debt
: to solve something
substitute and solve for x
solver
noun
Examples of solve in a Sentence
They are working to solve the traffic problem.
If they'll lend us the money we need, all our problems will be solved.
He couldn't solve the math problem.
The mystery has been solved.
The FBI has been trying to solve the case for years.
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Honor solves this problem by integrating advanced artificial intelligence (AI) directly into its operations.
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Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Concerns about student overuse and misuse are still prevalent: About half of teachers worry that student use of AI will decrease teens’ ability to think critically and independently or to have persistence when problem solving, according to the study.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Axions weren’t invented to solve that problem, but physicists very quickly realized that the complex physics of the early Universe could absolutely flood the cosmos with axions.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
Ever since 2002, when the Iranian nuclear program was revealed to the world, some elements inside the regime have sought to solve the resulting crisis through normalization with the West and integration with the global economy.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
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Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Concerns about student overuse and misuse are still prevalent: About half of teachers worry that student use of AI will decrease teens’ ability to think critically and independently or to have persistence when problem solving, according to the study.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Axions weren’t invented to solve that problem, but physicists very quickly realized that the complex physics of the early Universe could absolutely flood the cosmos with axions.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
Ever since 2002, when the Iranian nuclear program was revealed to the world, some elements inside the regime have sought to solve the resulting crisis through normalization with the West and integration with the global economy.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solve. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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