calculate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: calculate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for calculate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calculate v make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure] judge to be probable Synonym(s): calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast keep an account of Synonym(s): account, calculate predict in advance Synonym(s): forecast, calculate specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public Synonym(s): calculate, aim, direct have faith or confidence in; "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" Synonym(s): count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calculate \Cal"culate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calculater}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Calculating}.] [L, calculatus, p. p. of calculate, fr. calculus a pebble, a stone used in reckoning; hence, a reckoning, fr. calx, calcis, a stone used in gaming, limestone. See {Calx}.] 1. To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute. A calencar exacity calculated than any othe. --North. 2. 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. A cunning man did calculate my birth. --Shak. 3. 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. [Religion] is . . . calculated for our benefit. --Abp. Tillotson. 4. To plan; to expect; to think. [Local, U. S.] Syn: To compute; reckon; count; estimate; rate. Usage: {To Calculate}, {Compute}. {Reckon}, {Count}. These words indicate the means by which we arrive at a given result in regard to quantity. We calculate with a view to obtain a certain point of knowledge; as, to calculate an eclipse. We compute by combining given numbers, in order to learn the grand result. We reckon and count in carrying out the details of a computation. These words are also used in a secondary and figurative sense. [bd]Calculate is rather a conjection from what is, as to what may be; computation is a rational estimate of what has been, from what is; reckoning is a conclusive conviction, a pleasing assurance that a thing will happen; counting indicates an expectation. We calculate on a gain; we compute any loss sustained, or the amount of any mischief done; we reckon on a promised pleasure; we count the hours and minutes until the time of enjoyment arrives[b8] --Crabb.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calculate \Cal"cu*late\, v. i. To make a calculation; to forecast consequences; to estimate; to compute. The strong passions, whether good or bad, never calculate. --F. W. Robertson.