Meanings
verbcalculate (third-person singular simple present calculates, present participle calculating, simple past and past participle calculated)
present singular third person calculates · participle present calculating · participle past calculated · past calculated · first person past singular calculated · archaic present second person singular calculatest · past second person singular calculated · archaic past second person singular calculatedst · present singular third person calculates · archaic present singular third person calculateth · past singular third person calculated · past plural calculated · past subjunctive calculated · participle present calculating · participle past calculated
- USdialectalintransitiveTo plan; to expect; to think.
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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 - 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.
to calculate or cast one’s nativity
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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 adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end.
to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people
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[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, →OCLCThe 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 - board gamesTo imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
More synonyms by meaning
verbmake a mathematical calculation or computation
Broader
verbjudge to be probable
Broader
verbspecifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekχᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?
- Latincalx
- Latincalculus
- Latincalculō
- Englishcalculate
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).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek λογίζομαι, λογίζομαι
- λογίζομαι (logízomai)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- λογίζομαι (logízomai)(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
Arabic حَسَبَ, حَسَبَ
- حَسَبَ (ḥasaba)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- حَسَبَ (ḥasaba)(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
Bulgarian изчисля́вам, пресмятам
- изчисля́вам (izčisljávam)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- пресмятам (presmjatam)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Chinese Mandarin 計算 /计算, 算
- 計算 /计算 (jìsuàn)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- 算 (suàn)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- 計 /计 (jì)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- 計算 /计算 (jìsuàn)(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
Czech počítat, spočítat
- počítat(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- spočítat(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- vypočítat(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- kalkulovat(intransitive) plan
Danish beregne, kalkulere
- beregne(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- kalkulere(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Dutch berekenen, uitwerken
- berekenen(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- uitwerken(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- calculeren(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- rekenen(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- uitwerken(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- plannen(intransitive) plan
- uitwerken(intransitive) plan
Esperanto kalkuli, taksi
- kalkuli(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- taksi(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- kalkuli(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
Estonian arvutama
- arvutama(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Finnish laskea, laskea
- laskea(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- laskea(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- suunnitella(intransitive) plan
- laskelmoida(intransitive) plan
French calculer, calculer
- calculer(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- calculer(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
German kalkulieren, berechnen
- kalkulieren(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- berechnen(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- ausrechnen(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- rechnen(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- kalkulieren(intransitive) plan
- sich etwas ausrechnen(intransitive) plan
Greek υπολογίζω, λογαριάζω
- υπολογίζω (ypologízo)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- λογαριάζω (logariázo)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Hebrew חישב \ חִשֵּׁב
- חישב \ חִשֵּׁב (khishév)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Hindi गणना करना, हिसाब रखना
- गणना करना (gaṇnā karnā)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- हिसाब रखना (hisāb rakhnā)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- हिसाब करना (hisāb karnā)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- हिसाब लगाना (hisāb lagānā)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Hungarian kiszámít, számol
- kiszámít(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- számol(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- számítást végez(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- kikalkulál(intransitive) plan
- kitervel(intransitive) plan
Icelandic reikna
- reikna(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Italian calcolare, calcolare
- calcolare(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- calcolare(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
Japanese 計算する, 計算する
- 計算する (keisan suru)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- 計算する (keisan suru)(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- 算定する (santei suru)(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- 算出する (sanshutsu suru)(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- 見積もる (mitsumoru)(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- たくらむ (takuramu)(intransitive) plan
Korean 정산하다, 계산하다
- 정산하다 (jeongsanhada)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- 계산하다 (gyesanhada)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- 계산하다 (gyesanhada)(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- 꾀하다 (kkoehada)(intransitive) plan
Latin ratiocinor, calculo
- ratiocinor(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- calculo(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- ratiocinor(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
Latvian aprēķināt
- aprēķināt(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Lithuanian apskaičiuoti
- apskaičiuoti(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Malay mengira, mengira
- mengira(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- mengira(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
Māori tatau, tātai
- tatau(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- tātai(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- tatau(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- tātai(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
Norwegian Bokmål beregne, kalkulere
- beregne(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- kalkulere(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- regne ut(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Persian محاسبه کردن, حساب کردن
- محاسبه کردن (mohâsebe kardan)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- حساب کردن (hesâb kardan)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- انگاردن (angārdan)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- اشماردن (ošmārdan)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Polish oceniać, ocenić
- oceniać(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- ocenić(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- wyceniać(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- wycenić(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- szacować(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- oszacować(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- rachować(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- porachować(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- liczyć(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- policzyć(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- wyliczać(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- wyliczyć(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Portuguese calcular, calcular
- calcular(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- calcular(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
Romanian calcula, socoti
- calcula(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- socoti(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- calcula(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
Russian вычисля́ть, вы́числить
- вычисля́ть (vyčisljátʹ)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- вы́числить (výčislitʹ)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- подсчи́тывать (podsčítyvatʹ)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- подсчита́ть (podsčitátʹ)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- рассчи́тывать (rassčítyvatʹ)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- рассчита́ть (rassčitátʹ)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- счита́ть (sčitátʹ)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- посчита́ть (posčitátʹ)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Scottish Gaelic tomhais
- tomhais(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Slovak kalkulovať, počítať
- kalkulovať(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- počítať(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Spanish calcular, calcular
- calcular(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- calcular(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- calcular(intransitive) plan
Swedish beräkna, räkna ut
- beräkna(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- räkna ut(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- kalkylera(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- räkna(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- beräkna(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- räkna ut(intransitive) to determine values or solutions
- beräkna(intransitive) plan
- räkna ut(intransitive) plan
Tagalog tayahin, magtaya
- tayahin(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- magtaya(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Thai คำนวณ
- คำนวณ (kam-nuuan)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Turkish hesaplamak
- hesaplamak(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Ukrainian обчи́слювати, обчисля́ти
- обчи́слювати (občýsljuvaty)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- обчисля́ти (občysljáty)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- обчи́слити (občýslyty)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- вирахо́вувати (vyraxóvuvaty)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- ви́рахувати (výraxuvaty)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- вичи́слювати (vyčýsljuvaty)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- ви́числити (výčyslyty)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- вилі́чувати (vylíčuvaty)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- ви́лічити (výličyty)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Urdu شمار کرنا, حساب لگانا
- شمار کرنا (śumār karnā)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- حساب لگانا (hisāb lagānā)(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Vietnamese tính toán, tính
- tính toán(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- tính(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
Welsh cyfrif, cyfrifo
- cyfrif(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
- cyfrifo(transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
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“calculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calculate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calculate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calculate.
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