calculate · verb T /ˈkæl.kjəˌleɪt/
Word family
Nouns: calculation, calculator
Adjectives: calculated, calculating, incalculable
Verbs: calculate
calculate
B2 to discover an amount or number using mathematics
Dictionary examples:
Have you calculated the cost of the project?
He's calculated that it would take him two years to save up enough for a car.
At some stage we need to calculate when the project will be finished.
Learner example:
To end with, the police calculated that there were over 5000 people [at] the Festival. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
be calculated to do sth
C2 to be intended to have a particular effect
Dictionary example:
His comments were calculated to embarrass the president.
Learner example:
Had he known that his Majesty would be vexed, he would have never written such comical r[hy]mes, hardly calculated to [e]ndear himself to the King. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; French)
