miscalculate


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mis·cal·cu·late

 (mĭs-kăl′kyə-lāt′)
tr. & intr.v. mis·cal·cu·lat·ed, mis·cal·cu·lat·ing, mis·cal·cu·lates
To count or estimate incorrectly.
mis·cal′cu·la′tion n.
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miscalculate

(ˌmɪsˈkælkjʊˌleɪt)
vb
to calculate wrongly
ˌmiscalcuˈlation n
ˌmisˈcalcuˌlator n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mis•cal•cu•late

(mɪsˈkæl kyəˌleɪt)

v.t., v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
to calculate or judge incorrectly: to miscalculate the amount of work required.
[1690–1700]
mis`cal•cu•la′tion, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

miscalculate


Past participle: miscalculated
Gerund: miscalculating

Imperative
miscalculate
miscalculate
Present
I miscalculate
you miscalculate
he/she/it miscalculates
we miscalculate
you miscalculate
they miscalculate
Preterite
I miscalculated
you miscalculated
he/she/it miscalculated
we miscalculated
you miscalculated
they miscalculated
Present Continuous
I am miscalculating
you are miscalculating
he/she/it is miscalculating
we are miscalculating
you are miscalculating
they are miscalculating
Present Perfect
I have miscalculated
you have miscalculated
he/she/it has miscalculated
we have miscalculated
you have miscalculated
they have miscalculated
Past Continuous
I was miscalculating
you were miscalculating
he/she/it was miscalculating
we were miscalculating
you were miscalculating
they were miscalculating
Past Perfect
I had miscalculated
you had miscalculated
he/she/it had miscalculated
we had miscalculated
you had miscalculated
they had miscalculated
Future
I will miscalculate
you will miscalculate
he/she/it will miscalculate
we will miscalculate
you will miscalculate
they will miscalculate
Future Perfect
I will have miscalculated
you will have miscalculated
he/she/it will have miscalculated
we will have miscalculated
you will have miscalculated
they will have miscalculated
Future Continuous
I will be miscalculating
you will be miscalculating
he/she/it will be miscalculating
we will be miscalculating
you will be miscalculating
they will be miscalculating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been miscalculating
you have been miscalculating
he/she/it has been miscalculating
we have been miscalculating
you have been miscalculating
they have been miscalculating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been miscalculating
you will have been miscalculating
he/she/it will have been miscalculating
we will have been miscalculating
you will have been miscalculating
they will have been miscalculating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been miscalculating
you had been miscalculating
he/she/it had been miscalculating
we had been miscalculating
you had been miscalculating
they had been miscalculating
Conditional
I would miscalculate
you would miscalculate
he/she/it would miscalculate
we would miscalculate
you would miscalculate
they would miscalculate
Past Conditional
I would have miscalculated
you would have miscalculated
he/she/it would have miscalculated
we would have miscalculated
you would have miscalculated
they would have miscalculated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.miscalculate - judge incorrectly; "I had misestimated his determination"
misestimate
misjudge - judge incorrectly
2.miscalculate - calculate incorrectlymiscalculate - calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding"
misestimate
arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

miscalculate

verb
1. misjudge, get something wrong, underestimate, underrate, overestimate, overrate He has badly miscalculated the mood of the people.
2. calculate wrongly, blunder, make a mistake, get it wrong, err, slip up The government seems to have miscalculated and bills are higher.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

miscalculate

verb
To calculate wrongly:
misestimate, misjudge, misreckon.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يُخْطِئ الحِساب
špatně spočítat
fejlberegnefejlvurdere
hibásan számít
misreikna
neteisingai apskaičiuotineteisingas apskaičiavimas
nepareizi aprēķināt
zle spočítať
yanlış hesaplamak

miscalculate

[ˌmɪsˈkælkjʊleɪt]
A. VT → calcular mal
B. VI → calcular mal
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

miscalculate

[ˌmɪsˈkælkjʊleɪt]
vt (= misjudge) [+ amount, size, length] → mal évaluer
to miscalculate sb's mood → se méprendre sur l'état d'esprit de qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

miscalculate

vt → falsch berechnen; (= misjudge) → falsch einschätzen
vi → sich verrechnen; (= estimate wrongly) → sich verkalkulieren; (= misjudge) → sich verschätzen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

miscalculate

[ˌmɪsˈkælkjʊˌleɪt] vt & vi → calcolare male
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

miscalculate

(misˈkӕlkjuleit) verb
to calculate or estimate wrongly. I miscalculated the bill.
misˌcalcuˈlation noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

miscalculate

v. hacer un error o falta; equivocarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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