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How to pronounce computed

verbB2Common word
kmPYOOdihd

/kʰm̩ˈpʰju.ɾɪd̚/

3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.

Form of compute

Calculated an answer, amount, or result by using numbers or information, often with a computer.

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Meanings & examples

past and past participle

Calculated an answer, amount, or result by using numbers or information, often with a computer.

The computer computed the complex equation in seconds.

Scientists have computed the probe's trajectory.

Useful expressions

doesn't compute

does not make sense or seem logical

That explanation doesn't compute.

Related words & forms

Drop the final e before -ing: computing, not computeing.