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calculate

verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈkælkjʊleɪt/
  • /ˈkælkjəleɪt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AE1 L K Y AH0 L EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To plan; to expect; to think.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, dialectal, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • to calculate or cast one’s nativity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: board-games, chess, games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

make a mathematical calculation or computation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reason

Narrower terms: quantize, quantise, extract, process, prorate, miscalculate, misestimate, recalculate, average, average out, factor, factor in, factor out, add, add together, subtract, deduct, take off, multiply, divide, fraction, interpolate, extrapolate, differentiate, integrate, survey, estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge, budget, capitalize, capitalise, resolve, solve

8

verb

Meaning 8

judge to be probable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: evaluate, pass judgment, judge

Narrower terms: allow, take into account

9

verb

Meaning 9

have faith or confidence in

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • you can count on me to help you any time
  • Look to your friends for support
  • You can bet on that!
  • Depend on your family in times of crisis

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: count, bet, depend, look, reckon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trust, swear, rely, bank

10

verb

Meaning 10

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aim, direct

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: intend, destine, designate, specify

11

verb

Meaning 11

predict in advance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forecast

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise

12

verb

Meaning 12

keep an account of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: account

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: credit, balance, overbalance, debit, compound, charge, bill

History

Etymology

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).

Across languages

Translations

198 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: llogarit — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Albanian: njehsim — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Arabic: حَسَبَ (ḥasaba) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܲܫܒܸܢ (ḳāšbin) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ (ḳašew) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Azerbaijani: hesablamaq — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Belarusian: вылі́чваць (vylíčvacʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Belarusian: выліча́ць (vyličácʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Belarusian: вы́лічыць (výličycʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Belarusian: вырахо́ўваць (vyraxówvacʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Belarusian: вы́рахаваць (výraxavacʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Bulgarian: изчисля́вам (izčisljávam) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Bulgarian: пресмятам (presmjatam) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Burmese: တွက် (twak) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Burmese: ခန့်တွက် (hkan.twak) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計算 /计算 (jìsuàn) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 算 (suàn) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計 /计 (jì) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Czech: počítat — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Czech: spočítat — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Czech: vypočítat — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Danish: beregne — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Danish: kalkulere — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Dutch: berekenen — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Dutch: uitwerken — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Dutch: calculeren — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Esperanto: kalkuli — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Esperanto: taksi — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Estonian: arvutama — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Faroese: rokna — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Finnish: laskea — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • French: calculer — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Georgian: გამოთვლა (gamotvla) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • German: kalkulieren — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • German: berechnen — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • German: ausrechnen — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Greek: υπολογίζω (ypologízo) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Greek: λογαριάζω (logariázo) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Ancient Greek: λογίζομαι (logízomai) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Hebrew: חישב \ חִשֵּׁב (khishév) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Hindi: गणना करना (gaṇnā karnā) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Hindi: हिसाब रखना (hisāb rakhnā) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Hindi: हिसाब करना (hisāb karnā) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Hindi: हिसाब लगाना (hisāb lagānā) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Hungarian: kiszámít — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Icelandic: reikna — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Ido: kalkular — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Italian: calcolare — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Japanese: 計算する (keisan suru) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Kashubian: rechòwac — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Kazakh: есептеу (esepteu) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Khmer: គណនា (kĕəʼnaʼniə) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Khmer: គន់ (kŭən) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Khmer: កាញ់ (kañ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Korean: 정산하다 (jeongsanhada) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Korean: 계산하다 (gyesanhada) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Kyrgyz: эсептөө (eseptöö) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Lao: ຄໍານວນ (kham nūan) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Latin: ratiocinor — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Latin: calculo — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Latvian: aprēķināt — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Lithuanian: apskaičiuoti — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Macedonian: пресметува (presmetuva) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Macedonian: пресмета (presmeta) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Macedonian: калкулира (kalkulira) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Malay: mengira — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Māori: tatau — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Māori: tātai — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Mongolian: бодох (bodox) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Mongolian: тооцоолох (toocoolox) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Mongolian: тооцох (toocox) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Norman: caltchuler — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: beregne — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kalkulere — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: regne ut — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Old Church Slavonic: почисти (počisti) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Old Church Slavonic: ращисти (raštisti) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Pashto: محاسبه کول (mahāsebakawᶕl) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Persian: محاسبه کردن (mohâsebe kardan) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Persian: حساب کردن (hesâb kardan) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Persian: انگاردن (angārdan) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Persian: اشماردن (ošmārdan) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Polish: rachować — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Polish: wyliczać — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Polish: kalkulować — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Polish: policzyć — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Polish: obliczać — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Portuguese: calcular — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Romanian: calcula — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Romanian: socoti — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Russian: вычисля́ть (vyčisljátʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Russian: вы́числить (výčislitʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Russian: подсчи́тывать (podsčítyvatʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Russian: подсчита́ть (podsčitátʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Russian: рассчи́тывать (rassčítyvatʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Russian: рассчита́ть (rassčitátʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Russian: счита́ть (sčitátʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Russian: посчита́ть (posčitátʹ) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Campidanese Sardinian: calculai — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Campidanese Sardinian: carculai — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Campidanese Sardinian: calcurà — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Sardinian: calculare — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Sardinian: carculare — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Sassarese: calcurà — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Scottish Gaelic: tomhais — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Serbo-Croatian: калкули́рати — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Serbo-Croatian: калкулисати — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Serbo-Croatian: израчуна́вати — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Serbo-Croatian: израчу̀нати — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Serbo-Croatian: kalkulírati — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Serbo-Croatian: kalkulisati — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Serbo-Croatian: izračunávati — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Serbo-Croatian: izračùnati — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Slovak: kalkulovať — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Slovak: počítať — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Slovene: ocenjevati — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Slovene: oceniti — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Spanish: calcular — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Swedish: beräkna — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Swedish: räkna ut — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Swedish: kalkylera — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Tagalog: tayahin — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Tagalog: magtaya — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Tajik: ҳисоб кардан (hisob kardan) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Tajik: муҳосиба кардан (muhosiba kardan) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Tatar: хисапларга (xisaplarğa) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Thai: คํานวณ (kam-nuuan) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Turkish: hesaplamak — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Turkmen: hasaplamak — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Ukrainian: обчи́слювати (občýsljuvaty) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Ukrainian: обчисля́ти (občysljáty) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Ukrainian: обчи́слити (občýslyty) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Ukrainian: вирахо́вувати (vyraxóvuvaty) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Ukrainian: ви́рахувати (výraxuvaty) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Ukrainian: вичи́слювати (vyčýsljuvaty) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Ukrainian: ви́числити (výčyslyty) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Ukrainian: вилі́чувати (vylíčuvaty) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Ukrainian: ви́лічити (výličyty) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Urdu: شمار کرنا (śumār karnā) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Urdu: حساب لگانا (hisāb lagānā) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Uyghur: ھېساب ئالماق (hësab almaq) — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Uzbek: hisoblamoq — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Vietnamese: tính toán — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Vietnamese: tính — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Welsh: cyfrif — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Welsh: cyfrifo — (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
  • Arabic: حَسَبَ (ḥasaba) — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܲܫܒܸܢ (ḳāšbin) — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ (ḳašew) — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Burmese: တွက် (twak) — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計算 /计算 (jìsuàn) — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Dutch: rekenen — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Dutch: uitwerken — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Esperanto: kalkuli — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Farefare: kɛkɛ — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Finnish: laskea — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • French: calculer — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • German: rechnen — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Ancient Greek: λογίζομαι (logízomai) — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Hungarian: számol — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Hungarian: számítást végez — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Italian: calcolare — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Japanese: 計算する (keisan suru) — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Japanese: 算定する (santei suru) — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Japanese: 算出する (sanshutsu suru) — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Japanese: 見積もる (mitsumoru) — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Korean: 계산하다 (gyesanhada) — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Latin: ratiocinor — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Malay: mengira — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Māori: tatau — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Māori: tātai — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Norman: caltchuler — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Portuguese: calcular — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Romanian: calcula — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Campidanese Sardinian: calculai — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Campidanese Sardinian: carculai — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Sardinian: calculare — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Sardinian: carculare — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Sassarese: calcurà — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Sicilian: calcular — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Spanish: calcular — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Swedish: räkna — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Swedish: beräkna — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Swedish: räkna ut — (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
  • Czech: kalkulovat — (intransitive) plan
  • Dutch: plannen — (intransitive) plan
  • Dutch: uitwerken — (intransitive) plan
  • Finnish: suunnitella — (intransitive) plan
  • Finnish: laskelmoida — (intransitive) plan
  • German: kalkulieren — (intransitive) plan
  • German: sich etwas ausrechnen — (intransitive) plan
  • Hungarian: kikalkulál — (intransitive) plan
  • Hungarian: kitervel — (intransitive) plan
  • Japanese: たくらむ (takuramu) — (intransitive) plan
  • Korean: 꾀하다 (kkoehada) — (intransitive) plan
  • Spanish: calcular — (intransitive) plan
  • Swedish: beräkna — (intransitive) plan
  • Swedish: räkna ut — (intransitive) plan
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