compute
🇺🇸
/kəmˈpjuːt/
🇬🇧
/kəmˈpjuːt/
intransitive verb
C1
to figure out a result by doing math or using a computer
We need to compute the total cost before making a decision.
R
to understand or make sense of something
The concept of infinity just doesn't compute for many people.
translation
to figure out a result by doing math or using a computer; to understand or make sense of something
Word Forms
3rd Present
computes
Past
computed
Perfect
computed
Progressive
computing