to solve problems
- phrasal verb
- /sɑlv ˈprɑbləmz/
- You learn to solve problems and build your skills gradually.
- ability to solve problems
- learn to solve problems
- help solve problems
That allows you to solve problems that other people can't, right?
- That allows you to solve problems that other people can't, right?
- Playing things out enables you to solve problems and deal with challenges.
- And so potentially it can solve problems that that we couldn't solve.
- Learn to negotiate, solve problems and craft your own happiness.
- And you can move jobs and move wealth and solve problems so much faster.
- And so, so we need to solve problems in a different way.
- We solve problems for a profit, my friends.
- We can do things in Syria, we can solve problems in Iran.
- Emerald Code is a series about teenage friends as they solve problems using STEM concepts.
- And so I welcome political conversations to solve problems in a free democracy.
- Money comes to people who solve problems, right?
Examples
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If you communicate feelings, you can solve problems more easily.
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The work is to solve problems in a way that you're proud of.
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You are leaders who solve problems and your kids need you.
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You add value, you solve problems in exchange for money.
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And so, so we need to solve problems in a different way.
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I count on you to solve problems, whatever it takes.
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We solve problems for a profit, my friends.
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Meet with your district colleagues to solve problems, network, and share strategies and ideas.
Academic text (1999) -
Learn to negotiate, solve problems and craft your own happiness.
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In order to succeed in business, you need to be able to solve problems efficiently.
Synonyms
To think of a plan to get past a problem
To find an answer to a problem and end a disagreement
To find or give a solution to a problem
Deal with and defeat a problem or fear
To find an answer to a problem by thinking or talking
To fix a problem or bad situation
To think of a way to solve a problem
To try hard to solve a problem
Antonyms
How Successful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to find solutions or answers' is directly and compositionally derived from 'solve' (work out) + 'problems' (difficulties); this is a transparent verb + object collocation following normal English semantics. The construction is cross-linguistically common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The phrase solve problems comes from an old word meaning 'to untie' or 'to loosen' a knot, so picture pulling a tight knot apart. So solve problems means finding a way to free or fix a difficult situation, like untying a tricky knot.