- calculate⇄calculate, verb, -lated,-lating.
- calculate⇄v.i. 1. to rely; depend; count (on or upon).
Ex. You can calculate on steady advancement if you work hard.
2. (Informal.) to think; suppose; reckon.
Ex. Are you going? I calculate so.
(SYN) guess.
3. to make a computation - calculate⇄v.t. 1. to find out by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing; figure; compute.
Ex. We calculated the cost of building a new house.
(SYN) reckon, cast.
2. to find out beforehand by any process of reasoning; estimate.
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