Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

problem-solve

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
prob-lem--solve
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To solve problems.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Back-formation from problem solving.

Usage

Inflected Forms

problem-solves (present, singular) problem-solving (participle, present) problem-solved (participle, past) problem-solved (past) problem solve (alternative)

Questions

What does problem-solve mean?
To solve problems.
Where does problem-solve come from?
Back-formation from problem solving.

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