"calculate" meaning in All languages combined

See calculate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /kæɫkjuːleɪt/ Audio: en-us-calculate.ogg [US] Forms: calculate [canonical], calculates [third-person, singular], calculated [past], calculated [past, participle], calculating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|calculat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you calculate something, you find its value, usually by using mathematics.
    Sense id: simple-calculate-en-verb-w4886gOq
  2. If you calculate something, you find the answer by thinking about the facts.
    Sense id: simple-calculate-en-verb-GtQZIIlB
  3. If something is calculated to do something, you hope or expect it to do it.
    Sense id: simple-calculate-en-verb-pNF-kIBg
  4. If you calculate on something, you plan on it or expect it.
    Sense id: simple-calculate-en-verb-lNvXDXTd Categories (other): Verbs
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