verb
ADVERB
▪ completely
▪
The mystery has not yet been completely ~d.
▪ largely
▪ half , partially , partly
▪ hardly
▪ actually , really
▪
It doesn't really ~ the problem.
▪ not necessarily
▪
Being with friends does not necessarily ~ my problem.
▪ adequately , satisfactorily
▪
This question has never been satisfactorily ~d.
▪ effectively
▪ easily , readily
▪ quickly
▪ neatly
▪ magically , somehow
▪ eventually , finally
▪ never
VERB + SOLVE
▪ attempt to , try to
▪ help (to) , help sb (to)
▪
We were given clues to help us ~ the puzzle.
▪ be designed to
▪
a plan designed to ~ the housing problem
▪ fail to
▪ be difficult to
PREPOSITION
▪ by
▪
We hope the difficulty can be ~d by getting the two sides together to discuss the issues.
▪ with
▪
The problem cannot be ~d with spending cuts alone.
PHRASES
▪ an attempt to ~ sth
▪ be aimed at solving sth
▪
research aimed at solving the growing problem of child obesity
▪ be good at solving sth
▪
She's really good at solving problems.
▪ focus on solving sth
▪
We need to focus on solving the country's problem.
▪ help in solving sth
▪
their appeal for help in solving the case
Solve is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ case , ↑ challenge , ↑ conflict , ↑ crime , ↑ crisis , ↑ crossword , ↑ difficulty , ↑ dilemma , ↑ disagreement , ↑ disappearance , ↑ dispute , ↑ equation , ↑ murder , ↑ mystery , ↑ paradox , ↑ predicament , ↑ problem , ↑ puzzle , ↑ shortage