solve
English
/sɒlv/, /sɑlv/
verb
Definitions
- To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
- (mathematics) To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
- (mathematics) To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.
- (transitive) To loosen or separate the parts of.
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (wash, bathe, cut off, separate).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*lewh₃-
Gloss
wash, bathe, cut off, separate
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ablute English
- antediluvian English
- back English
- backsolvable English
- backsolve English
- dissoluble English
- eigensolver English
- eluent English
- elution English
- exolve English
- insolvable English
- latrine English
- nonsolvable English
- preresolve English
- problemsolver English
- reresolve English
- resolute English
- resolvability English
- resolvable English
- resolvase English
- resolve English
- resolver English
- resolvest English
- resolveth English
- solvable English
- solvableness English
- solver English
- solvest English
- solveth English
- solvible English
- supersolvable English
- unresolve English
- unsolvable English
- unsolve English
- upsolve English
- abluo Latin
- abluēns Latin
- ablūtiō Latin
- absolvere Latin
- absolvo Latin
- absolūtiōnem Latin
- alluvio Latin
- diluo Latin
- diluvium Latin
- dissolutus Latin
- dissolvere, dissolvo Latin
- dissolvo Latin
- dissolvēns Latin
- dissolūtiō Latin
- dīluvium Latin
- dīlūtus Latin
- eluo Latin
- exsolvo Latin
- latrina Latin
- lavabrum Latin
- lavandaria Latin
- lavāre Latin
- lavō Latin
- lomentum Latin
- lora Latin
- luo Latin
- luō Latin
- lūstrum Latin
- persolvo Latin
- resolvo Latin
- resolvō Latin
- resolūtiō Latin
- solutio Latin
- solutus Latin
- solvo Latin
- solūtiōnem Latin
- ēlūtus Latin
- risolvere Italian
- autodissoudre French
- dissoudre French
- λούω Ancient Greek
- λύθρον Ancient Greek
- *lewh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *léwh₃eti Proto-Indo-European
- *léwh₃trom, *lówh₃trom Proto-Indo-European
- *plew- Proto-Indo-European
- *laugō Proto-Germanic
- resolven Middle English
- lýja Old Norse
- absolu Old French
- solvenda Esperanto
- solvi Esperanto
- solvo Esperanto
- resolba Cebuano
- resolbar Cebuano
- solbad Cebuano
- sulbad Cebuano
- լոգանամ Old Armenian
- solvar Ido
- *lowentenā Proto-Celtic
- *lawaō Proto-Italic
- *lau- Proto-Albanian
- lavâse Ligurian
- back
- solver
- eluent
- ablute
- exolve
- unsolve
- upsolve
- solvest
- resolve
- solveth
- latrine
- elution
- solvible
- resolute
- solvable
- resolver
- reresolve
- resolvest
- backsolve
- resolvase
- resolveth
- unresolve
- dissoluble
- unsolvable
- insolvable
- resolvable
- preresolve
- nonsolvable
- eigensolver
- antediluvian
- backsolvable
- solvableness
- problemsolver
- resolvability
- supersolvable