calculate
verb (used with object)
to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute.
had calculated
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past perfectof calculate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In May, it had calculated a 1.6 billion-pound payout to investors from the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Geological Survey, had calculated that the Colorado River discharged just 15 million acre-feet of water.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2023
But the ASA, which enforces UK advertising rules, said it had calculated Neville had 135,000 under-18 followers across Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023
A rumor went around that he had calculated the number of bricks in the facade of his high school just by glancing at it.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
The Eleanor Holm story, as at least some of the journalists had calculated, made headlines for days back in the United States, and in the long run it did wonders for her career.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
