verb

calculate

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verb

To work out a number, amount, or answer using mathematics.

"She calculated the total cost of the trip before booking."

"Engineers calculated how much weight the bridge could hold."

To plan or expect something based on reasoning.

"He calculated that the risk was worth taking."

How to Use Calculate

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo figure something out mathematically, or to plan something carefully based on reasoning.

Common pairings

calculate the cost calculate the odds carefully calculated

Word Forms

calculated past tense, calculate plural, calculated plural, calculates singular, calculate singular, calculated singular, calculatest singular, calculatedst singular, calculateth singular

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Etymology

From Latin calculare, "to reckon," from calculus, "a small pebble" — pebbles were once used as counters for doing sums.

Synonyms

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