solve
verb (used with object)
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain.
was solving
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past progressiveof solve.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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What the post didn’t explain was the problem it was solving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
During the meeting, Soltanov told the potential sponsor that the aim of the conference was "solving the climate crisis" and "transitioning away from hydrocarbons in a just, orderly and equitable manner".
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
He was solving a problem at a New York printing plant that needed to control humidity to stop its four-color printing from running in the sweltering season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
And that would reinforce that running and losing weight was solving my problems.
From Slate ● May 16, 2020
Wilkins’s pet project at King’s was solving the three-dimensional structure of DNA.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
