solves
USSAHLVZ/sɑlvz/UKSOLVZ/sɒlvz/AUSSAWLVZ/sɔlvz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of solve.
The detective slowly solves the case by tracing each clue.
A good mediator often solves disputes that lawyers cannot.
Note
The present-tense form that goes with he, she, it or a singular noun: the mediator solves, but mediators solve. It carries every meaning of the verb, so it takes a puzzle, a crime or an equation as its object. In older writing it can also mean "dissolves", an archaic use that is easy to misread as "finds the answer."
solves is a form of solve
solve, verb: To work out how to resolve a problem or answer a question. Full entry
- Spelling
- solve → solves: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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