calculate
verb (used with object)
to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute.
calculates
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present tense formof calculate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Silvertown calculates that at their seasonal high point there are a thousand times more leaves in one type of British grassland than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Nobody calculates how hungry they are with their entrée still twenty minutes away.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Wednesday's revisions to PCE data were due to planned methodological changes, including to how the BEA calculates prices for computer-related products, portfolio management and legal services.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
If the S&P 500 were to return to the valuation reached during the 2025 tariff shock, the index would trade near 18 times forward earnings, implying an S&P level around 7,200, Truist calculates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
I wonder how she calculates her pace—with her watch or with her brain.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
