calculate
/ˈkælkjuleɪt/verb
उच्चारण कैल्क्युलेट
गणना करना, हिसाब लगाना
Core word
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[T] ~ sth | ~ how/what…
to use numbers to find out a total number, amount, distance
गणना करना, हिसाब लगाना
- Calculate the area of the circle.
- Can you calculate the total cost of the trip, including train fares?
- Use a formula to calculate the speed of the train.
+ 2 more examples
- The shopkeeper calculated the bill quickly in his head.
- Students must calculate the interest for two years.
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[T] ~ sth
to guess something or form an opinion by using all the information available
अनुमान लगाना
- They calculated the risks carefully.
- It is hard to calculate how many votes the new party will win.
- It is difficult to calculate the damage caused by the floods.
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- The coach calculated that the team needed twenty runs from the last over.
- The company had not calculated how many customers would cancel.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
calculate + object
To find a number, amount or result by using mathematics.
गणित का प्रयोग करके कोई संख्या, मात्रा या परिणाम निकालना।
- Calculate the area of the triangle.
- She calculated the total fare.
calculate + wh-clause / that-clause
Used with how much, how many, what or that when working out an answer.
उत्तर निकालते समय how much, how many, what या that के साथ आता है।
- Calculate how much interest you will earn.
- He calculated that the journey would take five hours.
calculate on / upon + noun or -ing
To rely on something happening, or to plan around it. Often used in the negative: 'I had not calculated on rain.'
किसी बात के घटित होने पर भरोसा करना। नकारात्मक वाक्य में अक्सर आता है: 'I had not calculated on rain.'
- We had not calculated on so many guests.
- The team calculated on winning the toss.
be calculated to + verb (passive)
To be intended to produce a certain effect, usually a deliberate one.
किसी निश्चित प्रभाव पैदा करने के इरादे से बनाया गया होना।
- The advertisement was calculated to attract young buyers.
+Collocations 4
adverb + calculate
accuratelycarefullyroughlyquicklyprecisely
- The clerk calculated the interest accurately.
calculate + noun
the costthe areathe averagethe percentagethe speedthe profit
- Students must calculate the average speed of the train.
calculate + method
by handon a calculatormentallyusing a formulausing a spreadsheet
- Radhika calculated the percentage mentally.
be calculated + to
to attractto impressto misleadto shockto please
- His remark was calculated to shock the audience.
“More examples 5
- Calculate the simple interest on five thousand rupees for two years.
पाँच हज़ार रुपये पर दो वर्ष का साधारण ब्याज निकालिए।
- The engineer calculated the load before building the bridge.
इंजीनियर ने पुल बनाने से पहले भार की गणना की।
- Radhika calculated that she needed seventy marks to pass.
राधिका ने हिसाब लगाया कि उसे पास होने के लिए सत्तर अंक चाहिए थे।
- We cannot calculate the damage until the flood water goes down.
जब तक बाढ़ का पानी नहीं उतरता, हम नुकसान का अनुमान नहीं लगा सकते।
- The speech was calculated to win the votes of the farmers.
यह भाषण किसानों के वोट जीतने के उद्देश्य से तैयार किया गया था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Calculate out the total cost.
✓ Calculate the total cost.
'Calculate' takes its object directly; 'out' is unnecessary.
'Calculate' के बाद object सीधे आता है; 'out' की आवश्यकता नहीं।
✗ He calculated for the profit.
✓ He calculated the profit.
No preposition is needed between 'calculate' and its object.
'Calculate' और उसके object के बीच preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ We did not calculate with the rain.
✓ We did not calculate on the rain.
The idiom for relying on something is 'calculate on'.
किसी बात पर भरोसा करने का मुहावरा 'calculate on' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all involve working out an amount, but they differ in exactness and method.
ये सभी verbs किसी मात्रा को निकालने से जुड़े हैं, पर सटीकता और तरीके में अंतर है।
To work out an exact figure using numbers.
संख्याओं की सहायता से सटीक आँकड़ा निकालना।
- Calculate the total marks.
To judge an approximate figure without full calculation.
पूरी गणना किए बिना मोटा आँकड़ा लगाना।
- I estimate that the hall holds two hundred people.
A more technical word, often used for calculation by a machine.
अधिक तकनीकी शब्द, प्रायः मशीन द्वारा गणना के लिए।
- The software computes the result in seconds.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
cal·cu·late
With -cu- (not 'calculate' misspelt as 'calcualte').
बीच में -cu- ('calcualte' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the count words together: calculate, compute (calculate with a computer), reckon (calculate; think), estimate (guess roughly), tally (count).
गिनती के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: calculate, compute (कंप्यूटर से गणना), reckon (गणना करना; सोचना), estimate (मोटा अनुमान), tally (गिनना)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective calculated means carefully planned ('a calculated risk'); calculating describes a person who plans selfishly.
Adjective calculated का अर्थ सावधानी से योजनाबद्ध है ('a calculated risk'); calculating स्वार्थ से योजना बनाने वाले व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Exam tip: approximation methods help calculate faster in quantitative aptitude.
परीक्षा युक्ति: सन्निकटन विधियाँ quantitative aptitude में तेज़ गणना में मदद करती हैं।