Translate calculate | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of calculate
verb
[with object] 1determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically:Japanese land value was calculated at 2.5 times that of the U.S. [with clause]:he calculated that Texas would gain four new seats in the House of Representatives determine by reasoning, experience, or common sense; reckon or judge:I was bright enough to calculate that she had been on vacation [no object] (
calculate on)
include as an essential element in one’s plans:he may have calculated on maximizing pressure for policy revision
2 (usually
be calculated to do something)
intend (an action) to have a particular effect:his last words were calculated to wound her
3 [with clause] US dialect suppose; believe.
