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{
"term": "solve",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "solve",
"heSheIt": "solves"
},
"pastSimple": "solved",
"pastParticiple": "solved",
"ingForm": "solving"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to find a way of dealing with a problem or difficult situation",
"sensetop": "solve something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Attempts are being made to **solve the problem** of waste disposal."
},
{
"text": "to **solve an issue/a crisis**"
},
{
"text": "You can't solve anything by just running away."
},
{
"text": "I hope that he can find a good way to solve these problems."
},
{
"text": "Being with peers and friends does not necessarily solve this feeling of loneliness."
},
{
"text": "The problem cannot be solved with spending cuts alone."
},
{
"text": "We hope the difficulty can be solved by getting the two sides together to discuss the issues."
},
{
"text": "We need to focus on solving the country's problem."
},
{
"text": "a plan designed to solve the housing problem"
},
{
"text": "research aimed at solving the growing problem of child obesity"
},
{
"text": "The Board met several times last week to try to solve the firm's financial crisis."
},
{
"text": "Unemployment will not be solved by offering low-paid jobs in call centres."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "largely", "half"],
"verb + solve": ["attempt to", "try to", "help (to)"],
"preposition": ["by", "with"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt to solve something",
"be aimed at solving something",
"be good at solving something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to find the correct answer or explanation for something",
"sensetop": "solve something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **solve an equation/a puzzle**"
},
{
"text": "to **solve a crime/mystery**"
},
{
"text": "to solve a riddle/conundrum"
},
{
"text": "The police have appealed for help in solving the case."
},
{
"text": "We were given clues to help us solve the puzzle."
},
{
"text": "This question has never been satisfactorily solved."
},
{
"text": "The mystery has not yet been completely solved."
}
],
"topics": ["Crime and punishment", "Maths and measurement"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "largely", "half"],
"verb + solve": ["attempt to", "try to", "help (to)"],
"preposition": ["by", "with"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt to solve something",
"be aimed at solving something",
"be good at solving something"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sɒlv/",
"audio": "so/solve/solve__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/sɒlvz/",
"audio": "so/solve/solves__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/sɒlvd/",
"audio": "so/solve/solved__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɒlvɪŋ/",
"audio": "so/solve/solving__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/sɑːlv/",
"audio": "so/solve/solve__us_1_rr.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/sɑːlvz/",
"audio": "so/solve/solves__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/sɑːlvd/",
"audio": "so/solve/solved__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɑːlvɪŋ/",
"audio": "so/solve/solving__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘loosen, dissolve, untie’): from Latin solvere ‘loosen, unfasten’."
}