calculate
calculate is a 9-letter English word with 11 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute.
- intransitive verb. 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; as, to calculate or cast one's nativity.
- intransitive verb. To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end; as, to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people.
- intransitive verb. To plan; to expect; to think.
- intransitive verb. To make a calculation; to forecast consequences; to estimate; to compute.
- verb. make a mathematical calculation or computation
- verb. judge to be probable
- verb. have faith or confidence in
"you can count on me to help you any time"
"Look to your friends for support"
- verb. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- verb. predict in advance
- verb. keep an account of
Synonyms
cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, estimate, forecast, bet, count, depend, look, aim, direct, account
Common word forms
calculated, calculates, calculating
Words from these letters
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