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• calculated to do something — 1) deliberately intended to have a particular result 2) [always in negatives] very likely to have a particular result His decision was hardly calculated to endear him to others …   English dictionary

• (be) calculated to do something — be calculated to do sth idiom to be intended to do sth; to be likely to do sth • Her latest play is calculated to shock. • This sort of life is not calculated to appeal to a young man of 20. Main entry: ↑calculatedidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• calculated — cal|cu|lat|ed [ˈkælkjuleıtıd] adj 1.) a calculated crime or dishonest action is deliberately and carefully planned used to show disapproval ▪ a calculated attempt to deceive the American public 2.) a calculated risk/gamble something risky that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• calculated — [[t]kæ̱lkjʊleɪtɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ to inf If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect. Their movements through the region were calculated to terrify landowners into… …   English dictionary

• calculated — adjective 1 a calculated crime or dishonest action is deliberately and carefully planned: a calculated attempt to deceive the American public 2 take a calculated risk to do something that involves a risk after thinking carefully about what might… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Something's Got to Give — This|the Marilyn Monroe film|Something s Gotta Give (disambiguation)Infobox Film name = Something s Got to Give caption = VHS Cover director = George Cukor producer = Henry T. Weinstein Gene Allen Peter Levathes writer = Original Screenplay Bella …   Wikipedia

• calculate — cal|cu|late [ kælkjə,leıt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to discover a number or amount using mathematics or with a piece of equipment such as a CALCULATOR: We ll need to calculate the overall costs. calculate (that): He calculates that the proposal… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• calculate */*/ — UK [ˈkælkjʊleɪt] / US [ˈkælkjəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms calculate : present tense I/you/we/they calculate he/she/it calculates present participle calculating past tense calculated past participle calculated 1) to discover a number or… …   English dictionary

• probability — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) how likely it is that something will happen, exist, or be true (+ of): very little probability of finding it again | there is a strong probability that: There is a very strong probabililty that she will make a full… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• reckon — reck‧on [ˈrekən] verb [transitive] 1. to guess a number or amount that you know something about but have not calculated exactly: reckon something to be something • The deal is reckoned to be worth over $1.3 billion. 2. formal to calculate an… …   Financial and business terms