SOLVED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does solved mean? 

• SOLVED (adjective)
  The adjective SOLVED has 1 sense:

1. explained or answered

  Familiarity information: SOLVED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLVED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Explained or answered

Synonyms:

resolved; solved

Context example:

mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved

Antonym:

unsolved (not solved)

 Context examples 

The discovery may have solved one mystery about Makemake.

(Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting the Dwarf Planet Makemake, NASA)

“Well, have you solved it?” I asked as I entered.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Tut, tut, we have solved some worse problems.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery about the origin of one of the cell types that make up the ovary.

(Study solves ovarian cell mystery, shedding new light on reproductive disorders, NIH)

But we did not have to wait long, and the problem solved itself.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The problem of my conduct was solved.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“No, I solved it,” said my friend, smiling.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I should be glad to be able to say afterwards that I had solved it without your help.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He solved the difficulty of transportation that was too much for the other's aching head.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

During Mercury retrograde, it is common to go back to an earlier time to fix a problem that never got solved—you have a good chance of doing so now.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)