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calculate

/ˈkælkjʊleɪt/verb3 syllables

Calculate means: have faith or confidence in.

Synonyms for calculate21

verb, as in have faith or confidence in

verb, as in make a mathematical calculation or computation

cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure

verb, as in judge to be probable

verb, as in specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

verb, as in keep an account of

verb, as in predict in advance

also used for calculate

supputate, suppute

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What does calculate mean?6

verb

1

have faith or confidence in“you can count on me to help you any time”

2

make a mathematical calculation or computation

3

judge to be probable

4

specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

5

keep an account of

6

predict in advance

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Calculate in a sentence

  • To calculate the volume, multiply the length by the width by the depth.unknown
  • To calculate the capacity, multiply the length by the width by the depth.sundown
  • How do you calculate the radius from the circumference?mailohilohi
  • Scientists can easily calculate the distances between planets.LeviHighway
  • The student learned to calculate using an abacus.IMer
  • It is difficult to calculate the results of the election.mamat
  • I need to calculate the mean and the variance.bigfellow68
  • I calculate he will be late coming home.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of calculate

as a verb

past tense
calculated
present participle
calculating
third-person singular
calculates
past participle
calculated