The meaning of Calculated

phrase

To illegally harm someone with malice aforethought is to have thought about it and planned it before acting

Usage examples:

Her crime was malicious and with malice aforethought., you can only be convicted of murder if the c…

verb

Point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target.

Usage examples:

Aim the camcorder at some suitable object

noun

A purpose or intention; a desired outcome.

Usage examples:

Our primary aim is to achieve financial discipline

abbreviation

Alternative investment market (a subsidiary market of the london stock exchange that allows small companies to be traded without the expense of a full market listing).

verb

Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.

Usage examples:

The committee must assess the relative importance of the issues

verb

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To decide the quality or importance of something

Usage examples:

A college is going to assess a student’s ability based on grades., government officials assessed th…

verb

Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.

Usage examples:

The depth gauge is calibrated in centimetres

verb

To make, adjust, or check the setting (= the position) of the controls used to make measurements with a tool or measuring device

Usage examples:

Our radar was calibrated for 100,000 yards.

verb

Cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface.

Usage examples:

The moon cast a pale light over the cottages

noun

Throw the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water.

verb

The actors taking part in a play, film, or other production.

Usage examples:

He draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast

verb

Reckon or calculate (a figure or amount).

Usage examples:

The hire charge is computed on a daily basis

verb

Make a mathematical calculation

verb

To calculate something using mathematics or a calculator (= a device for doing mathematical processes)

adjective

Aware of and responding to one's surroundings.

Usage examples:

Although i was in pain, i was conscious

adjective

(of an action or feeling) deliberate and intentional.

Usage examples:

A conscious effort to walk properly

adjective

Awake, aware of what is happening around you, and able to think

Usage examples:

She’s out of surgery but not fully conscious yet., people have become much more conscious of the ne…

adjective

Having been thought about carefully.

Usage examples:

I may not have time to give a considered reply to suggestions

verb

Think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Usage examples:

Each application is considered on its merits

adjective

An opinion or decision that someone has reached after a lot of thought

Usage examples:

[ + that ] it is my considered opinion that he should be promoted.

verb

(of an object or action) require the payment of (a specified sum of money) before it can be acquired or done.

Usage examples:

Each issue of the magazine costs £1

noun

An amount that has to be paid or spent to buy or obtain something.

Usage examples:

We are able to cover the cost of the event

adjective

Done consciously and intentionally.

Usage examples:

A deliberate attempt to provoke conflict

verb

Engage in long and careful consideration.

Usage examples:

She deliberated over the menu

adjective

(of an action or a decision) intentional or planned, often with the result of being harmful to someone

Usage examples:

A deliberate insult, he accused her of writing deliberate untruths., [ i ] the jury deliberated for…

noun

A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.

Usage examples:

He has just unveiled his design for the new museum

verb

Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.

Usage examples:

A number of architectural students were designing a factory

verb

The act of working out the form of something

verb

Cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.

Usage examples:

It will be her mental attitude that determines her future

verb

Find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry

verb

To control or influence directly; to decide

Usage examples:

[ t ] we should be allowed to determine our own future., [ t ] eye color is genetically determined.…

verb

Mention (a number of things) one by one.

Usage examples:

There is not space to enumerate all his works

verb

To name things separately, one by one

Usage examples:

The salesman enumerated the features of the car.

verb

Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.

Usage examples:

The study will assist in evaluating the impact of recent changes

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Usage examples:

Doctors evaluate the patient’s condition., [ + question word ] have they evaluated what their next …

noun

A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.

Usage examples:

The trade figures

verb

Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.

Usage examples:

The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun

A number or an amount

Usage examples:

The collection was valued at $20 million, a figure that might cover the cost of having artists recr…

noun

An instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something.

Usage examples:

A fuel gauge

verb

The position of a sailing ship to windward ( the weather gage ) or leeward ( the lee gage ) of another.

Usage examples:

The french fleet was heavily outnumbered but had the weather gage

verb

Have (a course of action) as one's purpose or intention; plan.

Usage examples:

The company intends to cut 400 jobs

verb

To have as a plan or purpose

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] we intend to go to australia next year to visit our daughter., [ t ] the remark…

adjective

Planned or meant.

Usage examples:

The intended victim escaped

noun

The person one intends to marry; one's fiancé or fiancée.

Usage examples:

She used to be my intended

verb

Have (a course of action) as one's purpose or intention; plan.

Usage examples:

The company intends to cut 400 jobs

adjective

Done on purpose; deliberate.

Usage examples:

Intentional wrongdoing and harm

Done or made with purpose and will

adjective

Planned or intended

Usage examples:

Did you leave his name out by accident or was it intentional?

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Usage examples:

She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Usage examples:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

abbreviation

Page.

Usage examples:

See p 784

symbol

(in units of measurement) pico- (10−12).

Usage examples:

A 220 pf capacitor

noun

The sixteenth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

Let’s have an ‘s’ for speedy, and a ‘p’ for polly, intertwined on the top of the cake, in red frost…

noun

A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.

Usage examples:

The un peace plan

verb

Decide on and make arrangements for in advance.

Usage examples:

They were planning a trip to egypt

verb

A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved

verb

Decide on and make arrangements for in advance.

Usage examples:

They were planning a trip to egypt

noun

A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.

Usage examples:

The un peace plan

noun

An intention or decision about what one is going to do.

Usage examples:

I have no plans to retire

adjective

(of an idea or opinion) formed before having the evidence for its truth or usefulness.

Usage examples:

The same set of facts can be tailored to fit any preconceived belief

adjective

(of an idea or opinion) formed too early, esp. without enough consideration or knowledge

Usage examples:

Since i’m new, i have no preconceived notions about how it should be done.

adjective

(of an action, especially a crime) thought out or planned beforehand.

Usage examples:

Premeditated murder

verb

Think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.

Usage examples:

Apparently he did not premeditate her murder

adjective

Thought of or planned before being done

Usage examples:

The police believe the crime was premeditated.

adjective

Having or showing determination or resolve.

Usage examples:

The purposeful stride of a great barrister

adjective

Aimed at achieving something; determined

Usage examples:

He desired to lead a more purposeful life., the purposeful destruction of historic sites

adjective

Having or done with a purpose.

Usage examples:

Teaching is a purposive activity

adjective

Done with the aim of achieving a particular thing

Usage examples:

Can we ascribe purposive behaviour to a gene?, the courts should adopt a purposive approach to the …

verb

Express or measure the quantity of.

Usage examples:

It is impossible to quantify the extent of the black economy

verb

Establish by calculation.

Usage examples:

His debts were reckoned at £300,000

verb

To calculate an amount based on facts or on your expectations

Usage examples:

Do you reckon this watch has a little value?, [ + that clause ] brusca reckons that the value of al…

verb

To calculate an amount

Usage examples:

Fees are reckoned in euros but can be paid in any currency., the authors reckon that public sector …

adjective

Relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.

Usage examples:

Strategic planning for the organization is the responsibility of top management

adjective

Relating to the way in which an organization, country, etc. decides what it wants to achieve and plans actions and use of resources over time to do this

Usage examples:

The company has grown through strategic acquisitions which have taken them into new markets., strat…

adjective

(of a quality or result) achieved or maintained by careful and deliberate effort.

Usage examples:

He treated them with studied politeness

verb

Devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

I studied classics at college

adjective

Carefully prepared or considered, esp. to create an effect

Usage examples:

He showed a studied disregard for her concerns.

noun

A current score or amount.

Usage examples:

That takes his tally to 10 goals in 10 games

verb

Agree or correspond.

Usage examples:

Their signatures should tally with their names on the register

noun

A record or count of a number of items

Usage examples:

The final tally was 21 for and 16 against., [ t ] i need to finish tallying the receipts., [ i ] hi…

adjective

Comprising the whole number or amount.

Usage examples:

A total cost of £4,000

noun

The whole number or amount of something.

Usage examples:

He scored a total of thirty-three points

verb

Amount in number to.

Usage examples:

They were left with debts totalling £6,260

verb

Treat (something) as having one character, principle, or application.

Usage examples:

He refused to totalize reality by subsuming it under a single point of view

collocation

Find the solution to or understand the meaning of

phrasal verb

Plan or devise something in detail.

Usage examples:

We need to work out a seating plan

phrasal verb

Solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation.

Usage examples:

The interest rate is worked out by adding a certain amount to the current base rate