solve
verb (used with object)
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain.
solved
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past participleof solve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof solve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
solveverb (used with object)to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain.
Example Sentences
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In the past few weeks alone, an OpenAI internal model solved one of the legendary Millennium Prize Problems and then several hundred more open problems, which seemed inconceivable even a few months ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
She believes things have now improved, although the show hasn't completely solved the problem.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
“A $4,000 problem can often be solved surprisingly quickly.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
An international research team has solved a 178-year-old mystery involving one of the earliest documented cases of solar activity interfering with electrical technology.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
When she had solved her packets of encrypted messages, she returned them to the office and got new ones.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
