compute

verb

/kəmˈpjuːt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they compute	/kəmˈpjuːt/ /kəmˈpjuːt/
he / she / it computes	/kəmˈpjuːts/ /kəmˈpjuːts/
past simple computed	/kəmˈpjuːtɪd/ /kəmˈpjuːtɪd/
past participle computed	/kəmˈpjuːtɪd/ /kəmˈpjuːtɪd/
-ing form computing	/kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/ /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/

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compute something (formal) to calculate something计算；估算
- The losses were computed at £5 million.损失估算为 500 万英镑。
- These measurements can be used to compute the average size.这些测量可以用来计算平均尺寸。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Compute is used with these nouns as the object:
average
index
ratio
…
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[intransitive] (in negative sentences用于否定句) (informal) to make sense计算；估算
- That just doesn't compute.那不算。

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French computer or Latin computare, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10477 COCA: 7824

compute verb
⇨ calculate

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10477 COCA: 7824

compute

To calculate or count: calculate, count, estimate...