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THE WORD · N3

解くとく

resolve; undo

Verbe · Group 1 verb

彼かれはその問題もんだいを解とこうと努力どりょくした。

He made an effort to solve the problem.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: \N · French : nimfeo

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: freight forwarder

English dictionary meanings

to untie
to unfasten
to unwrap
to undo
to unbind
to unpack
to unsew
to unstitch
to solve
to work out
to answer
to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to clear up
to remove (suspicion)
to appease
to dissolve (a contract)
to cancel
to remove (a prohibition)
to lift (a ban)
to raise (a siege)
to release (from duty)
to relieve
to dismiss
to comb (out)
to card
to untangle (hair)

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