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   calculate

   /ˈkalkjʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically: "the program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available" Similar computework outreckonfigureenumeratedetermineevaluatequantifyassesscostput a figure onadd upadd togethercount uptallytotaltotalizecalibrategaugetot uprare:cast
   • ▪ determine by reasoning, experience, or common sense; reckon or judge: "I was bright enough to calculate that she had been on vacation"
   • ▪ include as an essential element in one's plans. Similar expectanticipatereckonbargainrelydependcountbanktake as readinformal:figure on
   • 2. intend (an action) to have a particular effect: "his last words were calculated to wound her" Similar intendmeandesignplanaim
   • 3. suppose or believe: dialect US "I calculate it's pretty difficult to git edication down there"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin calculat- ‘counted’, from the verb calculare, from calculus ‘a small pebble (as used on an abacus)’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. calculative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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     CALCULATE meaning: 1. to judge the number or amount of...

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     CALCULATE definicja: 1. to judge the number or amount of...

   • Traditional

     CALCULATE translate: 算，計算. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     CALCULATE translate: 算，计算. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     CALCULATE translate: (be-)rechnen. Learn more in the...

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     CALCULATE translate: obliczać, obliczać. Learn more in the...

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     CALCULATE translate: calcular, calcular, estimar. Learn more...

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   To calculate is to compute, by figuring out a mathematical equation or a situation. You can calculate your monthly student loan payments, or calculate the risk of not paying them on time.

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   calculate something by something The daily doses were calculated by a somewhat simpler method. calculate something by doing something The ratio is calculated by dividing a company's share price by its earnings per share. calculate how much, what, etc. You'll need to calculate how much time the assignment will take. it is calculated that…

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