compute
/kəmˈpjuːt/verb
उच्चारण कम्प्यूट
गणना करना
Core word
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[T] formal
to calculate something
गणना करना
- compute the total
- The software can compute the interest in a few seconds.
- Please compute the average marks of the class.
+ 2 more examples
- It is easy to compute the area of a rectangle.
- The machine computes the exact cost in a second.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
compute sth
Compute is a transitive verb meaning to calculate a number, sum or amount, often using a machine.
'Compute' सकर्मक क्रिया है जिसका अर्थ किसी संख्या, योग या राशि का हिसाब लगाना है, प्रायः मशीन से।
- The computer computed the results in seconds.
- Compute the area of the field.
compute sth from / at sth
Use from for the data the result comes from and at for the final figure.
जिस आँकड़े से परिणाम निकले उसके लिए 'from' और अंतिम आँकड़े के लिए 'at' आता है।
- The bank computed the interest from the daily balance.
- Their loss was computed at ₹4 lakh.
does not compute (informal)
Informally, it does not compute means that something makes no sense to you.
अनौपचारिक रूप से 'it does not compute' का अर्थ है कि कोई बात आपकी समझ में नहीं आ रही।
- His excuse just does not compute.
- The numbers do not compute.
compute vs. calculate vs. estimate
Compute suggests a formal or machine-based calculation; calculate is the everyday word; estimate gives an approximate figure.
'Compute' औपचारिक या मशीन-आधारित गणना दर्शाता है; 'calculate' रोज़मर्रा का शब्द है; 'estimate' लगभग संख्या देता है।
- Teachers calculate marks; software computes ranks.
- We estimate the crowd at five thousand.
+Collocations 5
compute + noun
a totala valuethe interestthe areaan averagethe cost
- The accountant computed the total fee.
adverb + compute
quicklyaccuratelyeasilyautomaticallymanually
- The software automatically computes your tax.
compute + the
the meanthe ratiothe speedthe scorethe tax
- Compute the speed from the distance and the time.
compute + as
as a percentageas a fractionas a ratio
- The profit was computed as a percentage of sales.
compute + preposition
from the dataon the basis ofby formulaat a rate of
- The tax is computed on the basis of annual income.
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- Radhika computed her average marks for the year.
राधिका ने वर्ष के अपने औसत अंकों की गणना की।
- The program computes the shortest route between two cities.
यह प्रोग्राम दो शहरों के बीच का सबसे छोटा रास्ता निकालता है।
- Interest is computed on the last day of every quarter.
ब्याज की गणना हर तिमाही के अंतिम दिन की जाती है।
- The officer computed the tax due on her income.
अधिकारी ने उसकी आय पर देय कर की गणना की।
- It is easy to compute the cost if you know the rate.
यदि दर पता हो तो लागत की गणना करना आसान है।
- Radhika computed the cost of the trip for six people.
राधिका ने छह लोगों की यात्रा की लागत की गणना की।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She computated the marks of all students.
✓ She computed the marks of all students.
The verb is compute, and its past tense is computed; computate is not standard English.
क्रिया 'compute' है और उसका past tense 'computed' है; 'computate' मानक अंग्रेज़ी नहीं है।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Usage: compute is formal for calculate; computer comes from compute.
प्रयोग में compute, calculate का औपचारिक रूप है; computer, compute से आया है।