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Definition solution in British English
solution
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ ideal, optimal, peaceful, possible, practical, satisfactory, simple, workable
The usual preposition to use with solution is to, not of:
✗ The role of the government is to find the solution of this problem.
✓ The role of the government is to find the solution to this problem.
You can also use for, but this is much less common:
To find the best solutions for managing waste, all these options have to be considered.
The preposition of is used with solution mainly in technical contexts, when it refers to a liquid with another substance dissolved in it:
The containers are cleaned with a weak solution of caustic soda.
the answer to a problem in mathematics
