Definition of 'calculated'
1. adjective
If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
2. adjective
3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you take a calculated risk, you do something which you think might be successful, although you have fully considered the possible bad consequences of your action.
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calculated in British English
adjective (usually prenominal)
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calculated in American English
adjective
1.
done by mathematical calculation
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calculatedly (ˈcalcuˌlatedly)
adverb
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calculated in American English
(ˈkælkjəˌleitɪd)
adjective
1.
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calculatedly adverb
calculatedness
noun
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calculated
British English: calculated
ADJECTIVE /ˈkælkjʊleɪtɪd/
If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
- American English: calculated /ˈkælkyəleɪtɪd/
- Brazilian Portuguese: calculado
- Chinese: 故意作出的
- European Spanish: intencionado
- French: délibéré
- German: ausgerichtet
- Italian: calcolato
- Japanese: 意図されて
- Korean: 계산된
- European Portuguese: calculado
- Latin American Spanish: intencionado
- Thai: ซึ่งทำไปโดยคิดถึงผลไว้แล้ว
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