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
He said he had calculated his administration could fend off opposition votes of no confidence with the support of Alba MSP Ash Regan.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
Geological Survey, had calculated that the Colorado River discharged just 15 million acre-feet of water.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 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
If so, he’d have confidence that the machine had calculated his trajectory correctly.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
