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reckon
[rek-uhn]
verb (used with object)
to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
Synonyms:to esteem or consider; regard as.
to be reckoned an authority in the field.
Synonyms: , , ,Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.to think or suppose.
verb (used without object)
to count; make a computation or calculation.
to settle accounts, as with a person (often followed byup ).
to count, depend, or rely, as in expectation (often followed byon ).
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.to think or suppose.
verb phrase
to include in consideration or planning; anticipate.
He hadn't reckoned with so many obstacles.
to deal with.
I have to reckon with many problems every day.
reckon
/ ˈɛə /
verb
to calculate or ascertain by calculating; compute
(tr) to include; count as part of a set or class
I reckon her with the angels
(usually passive) to consider or regard
he is reckoned clever
(when tr, takes a clause as object) to think or suppose; be of the opinion
I reckon you don't know where to go next
to settle accounts (with)
(intr; foll by with or without) to take into account or fail to take into account
the bully reckoned without John's big brother
(intr; foll by on or upon) to rely or depend
I reckon on your support in this crisis
slang(tr) to regard as good
I don't reckon your chances of success
informal(tr) to have a high opinion of
she was sensitive to bad reviews, even from people she did not reckon
of considerable importance or influence
Other 51Թ Forms
- reckonable adjective
- outreckon verb (used with object)
- prereckon verb (used with object)
- underreckon verb (used with object)
- unreckon verb (used with object)
- unreckonable adjective
- unreckoned adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reckon1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reckon1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
That Macron is coming is a strong message itself, reckons Ulrik Pram Gad, a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies.
The chancellor's allies reckon the big review went down pretty well.
“Some feel it reopens wounds without adding new understanding, while others see it as an essential reckoning.”
Using a height filter might actually have prevented her and Joe from ever meeting, she adds - and she reckons others could be missing out too.
The next few days are vital – "one of the last moments to weave it all together – to look politically credible to the people Labour has lost", one senior figure reckons.
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