calculate

calculate
1. transitive verb
1) (ascertain) berechnen; (by estimating) ausrechnen
2) (plan)

be calculated to do something — darauf abzielen, etwas zu tun

3) (Amer. coll.): (suppose) schätzen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (Math.) rechnen
2)

calculate on doing something — damit rechnen, etwas zu tun

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['kælkjuleit]
verb
(to count or estimate, using numbers: Calculate the number of days in a century.) (be-)rechnen
- academic.ru/10228/calculable">calculable
- calculation
- calculator
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cal·cu·late
[ˈkælkjəleɪt]
I. vt
1. (compute)
▪ to \calculate sth etw berechnen; (as estimate) etw veranschlagen; (in advance) etw vorausberechnen [o fachspr kalkulieren
2. passive (intend)
▪ to be \calculated to do sth darauf abzielen, etw zu tun
his words were \calculated to make her feel guilty seine Worte sollten Schuldgefühle bei ihr aufrufen
3. AM (fam: suppose)
▪ to \calculate that ... vermuten [o annehmen], dass ...
II. vi
▪ to \calculate [on sth] [mit etw dat] rechnen
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['klkjʊleɪt]
1. vt
1) (mathematically, scientifically) berechnen; costs also ermitteln
2) (fig: estimate critically) kalkulieren, schätzen
3) (US inf = suppose) schätzen, annehmen, meinen
2. vi (MATH)
rechnen
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calculate [ˈkælkjʊleıt]
A v/t
1. berechnen, ausrechnen:
calculate that … damit rechnen, dass …
2. WIRTSCH Preise etc kalkulieren
3. eine Entfernung etc kalkulieren, berechnen, abschätzen
4. seine Chancen etc abwägen
5. a) seine Worte abwägen
b) die Wirkung seiner Worte kalkulieren, berechnen
6. meist passiv berechnen, planen: → calculated 2
7. US umg vermuten, denken, glauben (alle:
that dass)
B v/i
1. rechnen, eine Berechnung anstellen
2. WIRTSCH kalkulieren
3. calculate (up)on rechnen mit oder auf (akk), zählen oder sich verlassen auf (akk):
you can’t calculate on his coming du kannst nicht damit rechnen, dass er kommt
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1. transitive verb
1) (ascertain) berechnen; (by estimating) ausrechnen
2) (plan)

be calculated to do something — darauf abzielen, etwas zu tun

3) (Amer. coll.): (suppose) schätzen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (Math.) rechnen
2)

calculate on doing something — damit rechnen, etwas zu tun

* * *
v.
berechnen v.
planen v.
rechnen v.

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