Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for solve

Two senses of solve live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

Did you solve the problem?

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

work

Same sentence, swapped: Did you work the problem?

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for solve as it is used in the sentence above.

clear
grasp
translate

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

find the solution

The team needs to solve this problem quickly.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

resolve

Same sentence, swapped: The team needs to resolve this problem quickly.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for solve as it is used in the sentence above.

clear
add
process

Read nextThe whole library →

Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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