calculate
verb (used with object)
to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute.
was calculating
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past progressiveof calculate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I was calculating how much money I thought they were worth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
One challenge was calculating how many rolls of paper were needed.
From NewsForKids.net ● Feb. 20, 2024
Smith-Fleischman said she was also concerned about the “cavalier” way Kuper spoke at a recent School Board meeting, after a teacher testified she was concerned about how the district was calculating the distance between desks.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
That’s all I was doing was calculating . . . because I was just done.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2021
I was calculating the number of hours left in the school year. 1,160.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
