calculate
verb (used with object)
to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute.
am calculating
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present progressiveof calculate (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It wasn't like I am calculating that I'm going to do this, and get all this airplay, and make millions of dollars and be this successful guy.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2021
"I am not dreaming, I am calculating with all the exactness possible under conditions in Russia," said Smolin, impressively.
From The Man Who Was Afraid by Bernstein, Herman
I am calculating on your using all your ability in studying the influence of color on color, and in mixing pure colors to make gray.
From The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors by Parkhurst, Daniel Burleigh
I am calculating my horoscope for this day.
From The Saracen: The Holy War by Shea, Robert
When you see me scribbling I am calculating the potency of the dark fate that overhangs me and trying to estimate when if ever the cloud will pass.
From Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Nicholson, Meredith
