calculate
verb (calculate, calculates, calculated, calculating); noun calculation; adjective calculated, calculating
Everyday
- To work out an amount or answer using numbers, in your head, on paper or with a calculator. tree →
- To judge or estimate something by thinking carefully. tree →
- (calculated) Planned on purpose, like "a calculated risk". tree →
- (calculating) Clever in a cold, selfish way, planning to get what you want. tree →
In the lessons
In maths it is the main instruction word: "Calculate the area", "Calculate the total". In science it means finding values like speed. In stories "calculating" describes a cunning villain. Phrases: "calculate the total", "calculate how many", "a calculated risk".
Examples
- Calculate 24 × 3. tree →
- We calculated the area of the playground. tree →
- Calculate how much change you get from £5. tree →
- Scientists calculate how fast the planet moves. tree →
- She calculated that she could finish before dark. tree →
- It was a calculated risk to go for the goal. tree →
- The calculating fox tricked the crow. tree →
Note
In a maths question "calculate" means show working and give an exact number. Not the same as "estimate" (a rough answer). Spelled with one l: calculate, calculator.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «calculate» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «calculate» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/calculate/