Latin dictionary · verb
solvō
to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
Dictionary forms: solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtum
Inflection: third conjugation
Meaning and definitions
- to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
- to solve, explain
- to dissolve, break up, separate
- to relax, slacken, weaken
- to cancel, remove, destroy
- to pay up, fulfil
Connected roots
- solv-
loosening, freeing
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- solution
a means of solving a problem; a liquid mixture
- dissolve
to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| solvō | 1st sg. present active indicative |
| solvis | 2nd sg. present active indicative |
| solvit | 3rd sg. present active indicative |
| solvimus | 1st pl. present active indicative |
| solvitis | 2nd pl. present active indicative |
| solvunt | 3rd pl. present active indicative |
| solvēbam | 1st sg. imperfect active indicative |
| solvēbās | 2nd sg. imperfect active indicative |
| solvēbat | 3rd sg. imperfect active indicative |
| solvēbāmus | 1st pl. imperfect active indicative |
| solvēbātis | 2nd pl. imperfect active indicative |
| solvēbant | 3rd pl. imperfect active indicative |
| solvam | 1st sg. future active indicative |
| solvēs | 2nd sg. future active indicative |
| solvet | 3rd sg. future active indicative |
| solvēmus | 1st pl. future active indicative |
| solvētis | 2nd pl. future active indicative |
| solvent | 3rd pl. future active indicative |
| solvī | 1st sg. perfect active indicative |
| solvistī | 2nd sg. perfect active indicative |
| solvit | 3rd sg. perfect active indicative |
| solvimus | 1st pl. perfect active indicative |
| solvistis | 2nd pl. perfect active indicative |
| solvērunt | 3rd pl. perfect active indicative |
| solvēre | 3rd pl. perfect active indicative |
| solvor | 1st sg. present passive indicative |
| solveris | 2nd sg. present passive indicative |
| solvere | 2nd sg. present passive indicative |
| solvitur | 3rd sg. present passive indicative |
| solvimur | 1st pl. present passive indicative |
| solviminī | 2nd pl. present passive indicative |
| solvuntur | 3rd pl. present passive indicative |
| solvēbar | 1st sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| solvēbāris | 2nd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| solvēbāre | 2nd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| solvēbātur | 3rd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| solvēbāmur | 1st pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| solvēbāminī | 2nd pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| solvēbantur | 3rd pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| solvar | 1st sg. future passive indicative |
| solvēris | 2nd sg. future passive indicative |
| solvēre | 2nd sg. future passive indicative |
| solvētur | 3rd sg. future passive indicative |
| solvēmur | 1st pl. future passive indicative |
| solvēminī | 2nd pl. future passive indicative |
| solventur | 3rd pl. future passive indicative |
| solvere | present active infinitive |
| solvam | 1st sg. present active subjunctive |
| solvās | 2nd sg. present active subjunctive |
| solvat | 3rd sg. present active subjunctive |
| solvāmus | 1st pl. present active subjunctive |
| solvātis | 2nd pl. present active subjunctive |
| solvant | 3rd pl. present active subjunctive |
| solveram | 1st sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| solverās | 2nd sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| solverat | 3rd sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| solverāmus | 1st pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| solverātis | 2nd pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| solverant | 3rd pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| solverō | 1st sg. future perfect active indicative |
| solveris | 2nd sg. future perfect active indicative |
| solverit | 3rd sg. future perfect active indicative |
| solverimus | 1st pl. future perfect active indicative |
| solveritis | 2nd pl. future perfect active indicative |
| solverint | 3rd pl. future perfect active indicative |
| solverem | 1st sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| solverēs | 2nd sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| solveret | 3rd sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| solverēmus | 1st pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| solverētis | 2nd pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| solverent | 3rd pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| solverim | 1st sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| solverīs | 2nd sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| solverit | 3rd sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| solverīmus | 1st pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| solverītis | 2nd pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| solverint | 3rd pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| solvissem | 1st sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
| solvissēs | 2nd sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
| solvisset | 3rd sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
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