to find a solution to sth
1solution — UK US /səˈluːʃən/ noun [C] ► a way to solve a problem or deal with a difficult situation: a solution to/for sth »Education is seen as a solution to the state s economic and employment problems. find/have/offer a solution »She can not find a… …
2find — 1 /faInd/ past tense and past participle found /faUnd/ verb (T) 1 BY SEARCHING to discover or see something that you have been searching for : I can t find the car keys. | Let s hope we can find a parking space. | No one has found a solution to… …
3thrash sth out — UK US thrash sth out Phrasal Verb with thrash({{}}/θræʃ/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to discuss a problem, disagreement, etc. in detail until you find a solution or reach an agreement: »to thrash out an agreement/a deal/a solution thrash out… …
4work sth out — UK US work sth out Phrasal Verb with work({{}}/wɜːk/ verb ► to calculate the cost, price, or amount of something: »Work out how many people we need to finish the project on time. »We worked out the cost of hiring two more developers. ► to find a… …
5ˌthrash sth ˈout — phrasal verb to discuss something until you find a solution or reach an agreement …
6come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… …
7search — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular) an attempt to find someone or something (+ for): Bad weather is hampering the search for survivors | in search of (=looking for): Mario went off in search of some matches. | call off a search (=stop looking… …
8fix — fix1 W2S2 [fıks] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(repair)¦ 2¦(limit)¦ 3 fix a time/date/place etc 4¦(arrange)¦ 5¦(attach)¦ 6¦(prepare food)¦ 7¦(solve)¦ 8 fix your attention/eyes/mind etc on somebody/something 9 fix somebody with a stare/glare/look etc …
9hope — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to want something to happen or be true, and to believe it is possible: hope (that): I hope you have a lovely birthday. | I hope I m not disturbing you. | Let s just hope we can find somewhere to park. | hope to do sth: Joan s… …
10strike*/*/ — [straɪk] (past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ) verb I 1) [T] formal to hit against someone or something The car struck a tree.[/ex] The ball struck her hard on the left shoulder.[/ex] About 50 worshippers were inside the church when it …
