solved

«solved» in Mova's school dictionary: the past form of solve: found the answer to a problem or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form, adjective (solved; from solve)

meaning for a pupil

1) Solved is the past form of solve: found the answer to a problem or puzzle. tree →

2) Solved also means already answered or worked out: a solved mystery. tree →

sense in the lessons

Maths: problems or puzzles counted as done; solved + not solved = all. Stories: the detective solved the mystery. Everyday: solve a problem between friends.

examples

• She solved 15 problems. tree →
• He solved 4 puzzles a day. tree →
• How many problems are not solved yet? tree →
• They solved 80% of the questions. tree →
• The detective solved the case. tree →
• We solved the argument by taking turns. tree →
• Once the puzzle was solved, we put it back in the box. tree →
• The flower of my heart will travel with me; and so the riddle is solved. tree →

note

Regular: solve, solved, solving. Solved + not solved = all. Trap: none. The noun is «solution».

In the corpora

• Neighbours sometimes disagree about hedges, fences, noise or rubbish, and most disputes are solved by a friendly chat.
• Problem solved.» They didn't do it again.
• Each new kind of transport solved a problem of the one before.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «solved» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.