problem
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See also: Problem
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- probleme (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin problema, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (problema, “anything thrown forward, hindrance, obstacle, anything projecting, a headland, promontory”), from προβάλλω (proballo, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from προ- (pro-, “in front of”) + βάλλω (ballo, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
problem (plural problems or problemata)
- A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
- She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism.
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter 1, The Purchase Price:
- “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
- 2014 March 7, Nicole Vulser, “Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 190, number 13, page 30:
- The perfume industry is facing a major problem: maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.
- A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
- A puzzling circumstance.
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
terms derived from problem (noun)
Translations[edit]
difficulty
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schoolwork exercise
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puzzling circumstance
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Adjective[edit]
problem (not comparable)
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- problem in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- problem in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- problem at OneLook Dictionary Search
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem or problemer, definite plural problema or problemene)
- a problem
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem, definite plural problema)
- a problem
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
problem m
Declension[edit]
declension of problem
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | problem | problemy |
| genitive | problemu | problemów |
| dative | problemowi | problemom |
| accusative | problem | problemy |
| instrumental | problemem | problemami |
| locative | problemie | problemach |
| vocative | problemie | problemy |
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pròblēm m (Cyrillic spelling про̀бле̄м)
Declension[edit]
declension of problem
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | problem | problemi |
| genitive | problema | problema |
| dative | problemu | problemima |
| accusative | problem | probleme |
| vocative | probleme | problemi |
| locative | problemu | problemima |
| instrumental | problemom | problemima |
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (of "ett problem," meaning "a problem") (file)
Noun[edit]
problem n
- problem; difficulty
- problem; schoolwork exercise
Declension[edit]
Declension of problem
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | problem | |||
| genitive | problems
|| problemets || problems || problemens |
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Related terms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- problem in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
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