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calculate

[ kal-kyuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

calculated, calculating.
  1. to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute:

    to calculate the velocity of light.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to determine by reasoning, common sense, or practical experience; estimate; evaluate; gauge.
  3. to make suitable or fit for a purpose; adapt (usually used passively and with an infinitive):

    His remarks were calculated to inspire our confidence.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. Chiefly Northern U.S.
    1. to think; guess.
    2. to intend; plan.


verb (used without object)

calculated, calculating.
  1. to make a computation or form an estimate.
  2. to count or rely (usually followed by on or upon ):

    They calculated on good weather.

calculate

/ ˈkælkjʊˌleɪt; ˈkælkjʊlətɪv /

verb

  1. to solve (one or more problems) by a mathematical procedure; compute
  2. tr; may take a clause as object to determine beforehand by judgment, reasoning, etc; estimate
  3. tr; usually passive to design specifically; aim

    the car was calculated to appeal to women

  4. intr; foll by on or upon to depend; rely
  5. dialect.
    tr; may take a clause as object
    1. to suppose; think
    2. to intend (to do something)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • calculative, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·c·ٱ verb (used with object) precalculated precalculating
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calculate1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Late Latin ܱٳܲ “reckoned,” past participle of ܱ “to reckon,” derivative of calculus ‼”; calculus
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calculate1

C16: from Late Latin ܱ, from calculus pebble used as a counter; see calculus
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Example Sentences

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Staff at several facilities did not adequately review health records and consider mental health conditions — as required by ICE’s standards of care — before engaging in calculated use-of-force incidents.

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But should there be a high level of subsidence after an earthquake, that figure would nearly triple to more than 22,000, the study calculates.

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They were released on Tuesday because the fact they had been in prison since their arrests in 2021 was taken into account when calculating their sentence.

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Until now the amount of carbon stored by the 1.5 trillion trees in the planet's rainforests has been impossible to calculate.

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But despite calculating that she would receive roughly the same income if she stopped working and claimed Universal Credit, Gemma says she needs to work for her mental health.

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