# solved

Pronunciation: US say "SAHLVD" /sɑlvd/; UK say "SOLVD" /sɒlvd/; AUS say "SAWLVD" /sɔlvd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of solve. — simple past and past participle of solve
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of solve. Use this form for something figured out in the past.
   - _The detective solved the case after months of patient work._
   - _Once the equation was solved, the rest of the proof fell into place._

## Adjective

2. Having a found solution; having been explained or answered, and so no longer an open question.
   - Simple: Worked out or answered, so nothing is left to figure out.
   - _Detectives marked the case solved after the confession came in._
   - _A fully solved equation leaves no variable undefined._

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