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Verb

To find a solution for

figure out
(idiomatic) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
(idiomatic) To calculate.

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1. (idiomatic) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
2. (idiomatic) To calculate.
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dope out
to figure out, to find out, find, decipher

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1. to figure out, to find out, find, decipher
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unravel
To undo or ravel the entangled, knitted, or woven threads of:
To undo or separate (entangled, knitted, or woven threads).
To clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve:

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1. To undo or ravel the entangled, knitted, or woven threads of:
2. To undo or separate (entangled, knitted, or woven threads).
3. To clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve:
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resolve
To make a firm decision about:
To decide or express by formal vote:
To cause (a person) to reach a decision:

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1. To make a firm decision about:
2. To decide or express by formal vote:
3. To cause (a person) to reach a decision:
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explain
To make plain or comprehensible.
To define; expound:
To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify:

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1. To make plain or comprehensible.
2. To define; expound:
3. To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify:
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decipher
To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter).
To convert from a code or cipher to plaintext; decode.

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1. To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter).
2. To convert from a code or cipher to plaintext; decode.
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clear up
To clarify, to correct a misconception.
(intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.

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1. To clarify, to correct a misconception.
2. (intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.
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Idioms:

get-to-the-bottom-of

Another word for solve

Verb

have-it
To understand or believe
To have died
To be beyond repair

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1. To understand or believe
2. To have died
3. To be beyond repair
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put-two-and-two-together
(idiomatic, intransitive) To figure something out; to deduce or discern something.

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1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To figure something out; to deduce or discern something.
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make a dent in a problem
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hit-it
(informal) Start performing; start playing a song, etc.

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1. (informal) Start performing; start playing a song, etc.
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hit-the-nail-on-the-head
(idiomatic) To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.

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1. (idiomatic) To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.
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dope out
to figure out, to find out, find, decipher

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1. to figure out, to find out, find, decipher
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divine
Having the nature of or being a deity.
Of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity:
Being in the service or worship of a deity; sacred.

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1. Having the nature of or being a deity.
2. Of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity:
3. Being in the service or worship of a deity; sacred.
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determine
To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control:
To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.

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1. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
2. To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control:
3. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
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unlock
To undo (a lock) by turning a key or corresponding part.
To undo the lock of.
To give access to; open.

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1. To undo (a lock) by turning a key or corresponding part.
2. To undo the lock of.
3. To give access to; open.
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untangle
To free from a tangle; disentangle.
To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve.

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1. To free from a tangle; disentangle.
2. To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve.
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clear up
To clarify, to correct a misconception.
(intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.

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1. To clarify, to correct a misconception.
2. (intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.
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settle-up
to pay what one owes (a debt, a bill etc.)

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1. to pay what one owes (a debt, a bill etc.)
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do
To perform or execute; carry out:
To fulfill the requirements of:
To perform the tasks or behaviors typically associated with (something), especially as part of one's character or normal duties:

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1. To perform or execute; carry out:
2. To fulfill the requirements of:
3. To perform the tasks or behaviors typically associated with (something), especially as part of one's character or normal duties:
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work
Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something:
Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood:

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1. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something:
2. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
3. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood:
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hit upon a solution
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get right
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fathom
A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.83 meters), used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths.
To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
To determine the depth of; sound.

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1. A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.83 meters), used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths.
2. To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
3. To determine the depth of; sound.
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get-to-the-bottom-of
(idiomatic) To understand, discover the truth about, or solve.

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1. (idiomatic) To understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
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decode
To convert from code into plaintext.
To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one.
To extract the underlying meaning from:

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1. To convert from code into plaintext.
2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one.
3. To extract the underlying meaning from:
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answer
A spoken or written reply, as to a question.
A correct reply.
A solution, as to a problem.

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1. A spoken or written reply, as to a question.
2. A correct reply.
3. A solution, as to a problem.
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resolve
To make a firm decision about:
To decide or express by formal vote:
To cause (a person) to reach a decision:

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1. To make a firm decision about:
2. To decide or express by formal vote:
3. To cause (a person) to reach a decision:
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explain
To make plain or comprehensible.
To define; expound:
To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify:

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1. To make plain or comprehensible.
2. To define; expound:
3. To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify:
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interpret
To explain the meaning of:
To understand the significance of; construe:
To present or conceptualize the meaning of by means of art or criticism:

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1. To explain the meaning of:
2. To understand the significance of; construe:
3. To present or conceptualize the meaning of by means of art or criticism:
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elucidate
To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
To explain or clarify something:

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1. To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
2. To explain or clarify something:
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unravel
To undo or ravel the entangled, knitted, or woven threads of:
To undo or separate (entangled, knitted, or woven threads).
To clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve:

Go to "unravel" definitions
1. To undo or ravel the entangled, knitted, or woven threads of:
2. To undo or separate (entangled, knitted, or woven threads).
3. To clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve:
- Go to "unravel" definitions
decipher
To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter).
To convert from a code or cipher to plaintext; decode.

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1. To read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter).
2. To convert from a code or cipher to plaintext; decode.
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puzzle out
To figure out; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.

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1. To figure out; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
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make out
To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque) to a given recipient, payee. [from 15th c.]
To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. [from 16th c.]
(now chiefly US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.). [from 17th c.]

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1. To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque) to a given recipient, payee. [from 15th c.]
2. To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. [from 16th c.]
3. (now chiefly US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.). [from 17th c.]
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find out
(idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or exploring.

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1. (idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or exploring.
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think out
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reason out
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work out
(with object after out) To calculate.
To make sense of.
To smooth.

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1. (with object after out) To calculate.
2. To make sense of.
3. To smooth.
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figure out
(idiomatic) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
(idiomatic) To calculate.

Go to "figure out" definitions
1. (idiomatic) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
2. (idiomatic) To calculate.
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