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calculate en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkælkjʊleɪt/
• /ˈkælkjəleɪt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin calculus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin calculōbor. English calculate Borrowed from Latin calculātus, perfect passive participle of calculō (“to reckon, compute, calculate”, originally by means of pebbles) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from calculus (“a pebble”), further from calx (“limestone”, calc- in compounds) + -ulus (forms diminutives).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
   • Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places.
2. (intransitive) To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon.
3. (US, dialectal, intransitive) To plan; to expect; to think.
   • I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal’lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
4. To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of.
   • A cunning man did calculate my birth. 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
   • to calculate or cast one’s nativity
5. To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end.
   • The Authority may do anything that it considers is calculated to facilitate, or is incidental or conducive to, the carrying out of any of its functions. 2004, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 1(3)”, in Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004ᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ, page 1:
   • to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people
   • [Religion] is […] calculated for our benefit. 1671, John Tillotson, “Sermon IV. The Advantages of Religion to Particular Persons. Psalm XIX. 11.”, in The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: […], London: […] B. Aylmer, […]; [a]nd W. Rogers, […], published 1696, →OCLC:
6. To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

Forms

Deriveds

precalculate · outcalculate · calculant · miscalculate · calculable · undercalculate · overcalculate · calculate out · calculated · calculatory · calculatable · calculative · uncalculatable · retrocalculate · calculating · backcalculate · recalculate

Hyponyms

summate · divide · subtract · multiply

Relateds

incalculable · calculus · calculation · calculator

Synonyms

reckon (determine value of or solution to) · reckon (determine values or solutions) · suppute · work out (determine value of or solution to) · compute (determine value of or solution to) · compute (determine values or solutions) · cipher · supputate · calculate

Translations (199)

eo kalkuli ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sh израчуна́вати ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · la calculo ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · hi गणना करना ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · de sich etwas ausrechnen ((intransitive) plan) · ja 算出する ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · nl berekenen ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ur شمار کرنا ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · th คำนวณ ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sv räkna ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · hi हिसाब लगाना ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · mn бодох ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · tt хисапларга ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · uk вичи́слювати ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · hi हिसाब करना ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · fi suunnitella ((intransitive) plan) · tg ҳисоб кардан ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · mi tatau ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · uk ви́числити ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · nb regne ut ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · fa انگاردن ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sc calculai ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sq llogarit ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sv räkna ut ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · fi laskelmoida ((intransitive) plan) · mi tātai ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · es calcular ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · sc calculai ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · ru вычисля́ть ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · kk есептеу ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ro calcula ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · nl uitwerken ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · mk пресмета ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sv beräkna ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · tr hesaplamak ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · csb rechòwac ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sc calculare ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ko 계산하다 ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · uk ви́рахувати ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sq njehsim ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · my တွက် ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · sh калкули́рати ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sv beräkna ((intransitive) plan) · hu kiszámít ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · aii ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · ro calcula ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · cs kalkulovat ((intransitive) plan) · fi laskea ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sv kalkylera ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · fr calculer ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · mn тооцох ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · be вылі́чваць ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · es calcular ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · lt apskaičiuoti ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · tk hasaplamak ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · mi tātai ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · hu számol ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · pl rachować ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · fo rokna ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · cmn 計算 /计算 ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · nl uitwerken ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · sv beräkna ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · eo kalkuli ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · ar حَسَبَ ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · ko 꾀하다 ((intransitive) plan) · pl wyliczać ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ro socoti ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · aii ܚܲܫܒܸܢ ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ru рассчита́ть ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ko 정산하다 ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sh kalkulisati ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ka გამოთვლა ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sv räkna ut ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ru вы́числить ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sl oceniti ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sh калкулисати ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ky эсептөө ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ja たくらむ ((intransitive) plan) · cmn 計 /计 ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · de ausrechnen ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · nl uitwerken ((intransitive) plan) · sdc calcurà ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · lv aprēķināt ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sc carculare ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · cs spočítat ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ru рассчи́тывать ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · be вырахо́ўваць ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ug ھېساب ئالماق ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · la ratiocinor ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · ar حَسَبَ ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · my တွက် ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · de berechnen ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sc carculare ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · cu ращисти ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sk kalkulovať ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · bg изчисля́вам ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ms mengira ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · fa اشماردن ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sdc calcurà ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · aii ܚܲܫܒܸܢ ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · sv räkna ut ((intransitive) plan) · bg пресмятам ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · wa carculer ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · uk обчисля́ти ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · uz hisoblamoq ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · km គន់ ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · eo taksi ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · uk обчи́слити ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · nb beregne ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · tl magtaya ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sh izračùnati ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · io kalkular ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · gur kɛkɛ ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · de kalkulieren ((intransitive) plan) · ru счита́ть ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · pl kalkulować ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sh kalkulírati ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · cy cyfrifo ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · cs počítat ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · cmn 計算 /计算 ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · vi tính ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · da kalkulere ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · hi हिसाब रखना ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sl ocenjevati ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · et arvutama ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · fr calculer ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · grc λογίζομαι ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · nrf caltchuler ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · es calcular ((intransitive) plan) · de rechnen ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · hu kitervel ((intransitive) plan) · it calcolare ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · be вы́рахаваць ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · km កាញ់ ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sk počítať ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · it calcolare ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · fa حساب کردن ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · cu почисти ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · uk обчи́слювати ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · tg муҳосиба кардан ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · is reikna ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · mk пресметува ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · be выліча́ць ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · nrf caltchuler ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · be вы́лічыць ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · lo ຄຳນວນ ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · grc λογίζομαι ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · mn тооцоолох ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ru подсчита́ть ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · nl plannen ((intransitive) plan) · ja 計算する ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · el υπολογίζω ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · km គណនា ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ms mengira ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · la ratiocinor ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · cy cyfrif ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · az hesablamaq ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · hu számítást végez ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · da beregne ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · nl rekenen ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · fi laskea ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · ko 계산하다 ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · scn calcular ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · ja 計算する ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sh израчу̀нати ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ja 算定する ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · cs vypočítat ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sc carculai ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · pl policzyć ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · tl tayahin ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sh izračunávati ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ps محاسبه کول ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · uk ви́лічити ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · pt calcular ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sc calculare ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · mi tatau ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · nb kalkulere ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · nl calculeren ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · my ခန့်တွက် ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ja 見積もる ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · he חישב \ חִשֵּׁב ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · el λογαριάζω ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · uk вирахо́вувати ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · uk вилі́чувати ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · cmn 算 ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · aii ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ru посчита́ть ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · vi tính toán ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ur حساب لگانا ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sc carculai ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions) · pl obliczać ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · ru подсчи́тывать ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · fa محاسبه کردن ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · gd tomhais ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · sc calcurà ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · mk калкулира ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · de kalkulieren ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) · hu kikalkulál ((intransitive) plan) · pt calcular ((intransitive) to determine values or solutions)