Dictionary entry details
• CALCULATE (verb)
Meaning:
Make a mathematical calculation or computation
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
calculate; compute; cipher; cypher; reckon; figure; work out
Hypernyms (to "calculate" is one way to...):
reason (think logically)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "calculate"):
quantise; quantize (apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor)
extrapolate; interpolate (estimate the value of)
differentiate (calculate a derivative; take the derivative)
integrate (calculate the integral of; calculate by integration)
survey (plot a map of (land))
approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))
budget (make a budget)
capitalise; capitalize (compute the present value of a business or an income)
resolve; solve (find the solution)
divide; fraction (perform a division)
multiply (combine by multiplication)
deduct; subtract; take off (make a subtraction)
extract (calculate the root of a number)
process (perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information)
prorate (divide or assess proportionally)
miscalculate; misestimate (calculate incorrectly)
recalculate (calculate anew)
average; average out (compute the average of)
factor; factor in; factor out (resolve into factors)
add; add together (make an addition by combining numbers)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Judge to be probable
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
count on; figure; reckon; forecast; estimate; calculate
Hypernyms (to "calculate" is one way to...):
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "calculate"):
allow; take into account (allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Keep an account of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
account; calculate
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "calculate"):
compound (calculate principal and interest)
debit (enter as debit)
overbalance (cause to be off balance)
balance (compute credits and debits of an account)
credit (accounting: enter as credit)
bill; charge (demand payment)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Predict in advance
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
forecast; calculate
Hypernyms (to "calculate" is one way to...):
anticipate; call; forebode; foretell; predict; prognosticate; promise (make a prediction about; tell in advance)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
aim; calculate; direct
Hypernyms (to "calculate" is one way to...):
designate; destine; intend; specify (design or destine)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Have faith or confidence in
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
depend; bet; reckon; calculate; count; look
Context 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
Hypernyms (to "calculate" is one way to...):
bank; rely; swear; trust (have confidence or faith in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
