solver

See also: Sólver and sølver

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English solve

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English solver

From solve + -er.

Noun

solver (plural solvers)

1. One who or that which solves.

   Synonyms: resolver, solvent; problemsolver

   Hypernym: winner

   The first successful solver of the puzzle will win a prize.

Derived terms

• eigensolver
• problem-solver
• speedsolver

Translations

one who solves

• Arabic: حَالّ m (ḥāll), حَلَّال (ar) m (ḥallāl)
• French: résolveur (fr) m
• Marathi: सोडवणारा m (soḍavṇārā), सोडवणारी f (soḍavṇārī)
• Spanish: solucionador m

Anagrams

• Slover, lovers

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder.

Latin se-

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-éti

Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti

Proto-Italic [Term?]

Latin luō

Latin solvere

Spanish solver

Inherited from Latin solvere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /solˈbeɾ/ [solˈβ̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: sol‧ver

Verb

solver (first-person singular present suelvo, first-person singular preterite solví, past participle suelto)

1. (obsolete) to solve

   Synonym: resolver

Conjugation

    Conjugation of solver (irregular; o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			solver
gerund			solviendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		suelto		suelta
		plural		sueltos		sueltas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	suelvo	suelvestú solvésvos	suelve	solvemos	solvéis	suelven
	imperfect	solvía	solvías	solvía	solvíamos	solvíais	solvían
	preterite	solví	solviste	solvió	solvimos	solvisteis	solvieron
	future	solveré	solverás	solverá	solveremos	solveréis	solverán
	conditional	solvería	solverías	solvería	solveríamos	solveríais	solverían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	suelva	suelvastú solvásvos2	suelva	solvamos	solváis	suelvan
	imperfect (ra)	solviera	solvieras	solviera	solviéramos	solvierais	solvieran
	imperfect (se)	solviese	solvieses	solviese	solviésemos	solvieseis	solviesen
	future1	solviere	solvieres	solviere	solviéremos	solviereis	solvieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		suelvetú solvévos	suelva	solvamos	solved	suelvan
	negative		no suelvas	no suelva	no solvamos	no solváis	no suelvan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Related terms

• soltar
• suelto

See also

• absolver
• disolver
• resolver
• solucionar

Further reading

• “solver”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025