Add and Calculate

Add

Add verb - To combine (numbers) into a single sum.
Usage example: when she added all the phone charges herself, she discovered an error in her bill

Calculate is a synonym for add in add up topic. In some cases you can use "Calculate" instead a verb "Add", when it comes to topics like activity, addition, quantity, accumulation.

Nearby Words: added, adding

Calculate

Calculate verb - To determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations.
Usage example: the family has been calculating what a week at the beach resort would end up costing

Add is a synonym for calculate in addition topic. You can use "Add" instead a verb "Calculate", if it concerns topics such as quantity, add up, compute or estimate amount.

Common collocations

point add point calculate point
amount add amount calculate amount
number add number calculate number
time add time calculate time
Other words: level, information, effects, damage, numbers, names, points.

Both words in one sentence

  • And if you wanna calculate the area of the blanket you add up the sides plus the sides, hehe yes that's what you do!
  • I thought we had to split you up into small segments, calculate their area and then add it all up?
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