transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsälv, ˈsȯlv ]
verb
( solved ; solv·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, to loosen, from Latin solvere to loosen, solve, dissolve, from sed-, se- apart + luere to release — more at secede , lose
Date: circa 1533
transitive verb
1. : to find a solution, explanation, or answer for
solve a problem
solved the crime
2. : to pay (as a debt) in full
intransitive verb
: to solve something
substitute and solve for x
• solv·er noun