Know and Solve

Know

Know verb - To have a practical understanding of.

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Solve and know are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Solve" instead a verb "Know".

Nearby Words: knowing, known

Solve verb - To find an answer for through reasoning.

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Know and solve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Know" instead a verb "Solve".

Nearby Words: solution, solved, solving, solvable, solver

kind	know kind	solve kind
thanks	know thanks	solve thanks
stuff	know stuff	solve stuff
number	know number	solve number
Other words: series, deal, time, way, code, secret, nothing.

It Amused Me: Alex has just enough empathy and social skills to know that violence doesn't always immediately solve a problem so he sometimes goes for this instead.

Source: Fan Fic / Unfamiliar
Additionally, the irrational use of this trope is lampshaded by Richard himself, who, as Seeker, is somehow expected to know how to solve everyone's problems.

Source: You Will Know What to Do
La-Mulana doesn't just expect you to know how to solve its increasingly complex puzzles, but also to understand references to ancient history, and MSX games, in order to solve its puzzles.

Source: Viewers Are Geniuses

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