🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

berechnen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: be-reh-knen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Calculate/ˈkæl.kjʊ.leɪt/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Wir müssen die Gesamtkosten berechnen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To determine the amount or number of something mathematically.

    "She needs to calculate the total cost of the groceries before checking out."
  2. 2

    To estimate or figure out a result based on given information.

    "He calculated the time it would take to complete the project."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'calculate' originates from the Latin 'calculare', which means 'to count' or 'to compute'. It evolved through Middle English, influenced by the Latin term, reflecting the act of determining a numerical value or result.

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