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calculate

cal·cu·late

UK/ˈkælkjʊleɪt/ US/ˈkælkjəleɪt/ fairly common us

verb

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keep an account of

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predict in advance

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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”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin calculātus, perfect passive participle of calculō (“to reckon, compute, calculate”, originally by means of pebbles) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from calculus (“a pebble”), further from calx (“limestone”, calc- in compounds) + -ulus (forms diminutives).

Phrases

  • calculate out

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