noun

solution

suh-LOO-shuhn

noun

An answer to a problem or a way of resolving a difficulty.

"Engineers finally found a solution to the bridge's vibration problem."

"There's no easy solution to traffic congestion in the city centre."

A liquid mixture formed when one substance is dissolved completely in another.

"Nurses cleaned the wound with a saline solution."

A product or system, especially software, marketed as an answer to a business need.

"The company sells a cloud-based payroll solution."

How to Use Solution

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither the answer to a problem, or a liquid with something dissolved in it.

Common pairings

find a solution saline solution a practical solution software solution

solutioned past tense, solutions plural, solutions singular

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Engineers finally found a _____ to the bridge's vibration problem.

From Latin solūtiō, "a loosening or dissolving", from the verb solvō, "to loosen, solve".

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