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Collocations for solve - verb

ADV.

completely
The mystery has not yet been completely solved.
largely | half, partially, partly | hardly | not necessarily
Being with peers and friends does not necessarily solve this feeling of loneliness.
adequately, satisfactorily
This question has never been satisfactorily solved.
effectively | convincingly | easily, readily | quickly | elegantly, neatly | magically, somehow | eventually, finally | never

VERB + SOLVE

attempt to, try to | help (to), help sb (to)
We were given clues to help us solve the puzzle.
be designed to
a scheme designed to solve the housing problem
fail to | be difficult to

PREP.

by
We hope the difficulty can be solved by getting the two sides together to discuss the issues.
with
The problem cannot be solved with spending cuts alone.

PHRASES

an attempt to solve sth

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