{
    "term": "solution",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation",
            "sensetop": "solution to something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Attempts to **find a solution** have failed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **propose/offer/provide/develop a solution**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **look for/seek a solution**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was decided that the **only solution** was for him to leave the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an easy/innovative solution"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **possible/practical/long-term solution**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you have a better solution?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's no simple **solution to** this **problem**.",
                    "contextForm": "solution to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **solution to a crisis/an issue**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Will this lead to a **peaceful solution** of the conflict?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Technology must become **part of the solution**, rather than part of the problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His plan does not offer a real solution to the problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The UN representative stressed the urgency of a speedy solution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The industry needs to look for technological solutions to their problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were seeking an ultimate solution to the city's traffic problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to make sure that it is a realistically workable solution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "simple, effective storage solutions"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a leading provider of management solutions"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "answer",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "comprehensive", "partial"],
                "verb + solution": ["look for", "seek", "work towards/​toward"],
                "preposition": ["solution for", "solution to"],
                "phrases": ["part of the solution"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an answer to a puzzle or to a problem in mathematics",
            "sensetop": "solution to something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All the problems have solutions at the back of the book."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The solution to last week's quiz is on page 81.",
                    "contextForm": "solution to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wrote the solution of the equation on the board."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a liquid in which something is dissolved (= mixed in so that it forms part of the liquid)",
            "sensetop": "in solution",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an alkaline solution"
                },
                {
                    "text": "saline solution"
                },
                {
                    "text": "carbon dioxide in solution",
                    "contextForm": "in solution"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["concentrated", "strong", "dilute"],
                "solution + verb": ["contain"],
                "preposition": ["in solution"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the process of dissolving a solid or gas in a liquid",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the solution of glucose in water"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈluːʃn/",
                "audio": "so/solution/solution__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈluːʃn/",
                "audio": "so/solution/solution__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin solutio(n-), from solvere ‘loosen’."
}