compute

/kəmˈpjuːt/

Syllables com·pute

Stress com-PUTE

Phonics Breakdown

com

/kəm/

schwa

pute

/pjuːt/

long u_e

Meaning

to calculate or work out a result using numbers or data

Sound Reference

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com=/kəm/(company) + pute=/pjuːt/(mute)

Example

The computer can compute the result in seconds.