solve

/sɑlv/, /sɔlv/ v [T]

Definition

› to find an answer to a problem: The arrests have not solved the mystery of what happened to the stolen cash. solvable

/ˈsɑl·və·bəl/, /ˈsɔl-/ adj (also soluble /ˈsɑl·jə·bəl/) › Hunger in this city is a solvable problem.

(Definition of solve v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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