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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 by up ).
- to count, depend, or rely, as in expectation (often followed by on ).
- 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
- intrfoll bywith 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
- to be reckoned withof considerable importance or influence
Other Word Forms
- o·· adjective
- dzܳro verb (used with object)
- ·o verb (used with object)
- ܲd·o verb (used with object)
- ܲ·o verb (used with object)
- un·o·· adjective
- ܲ·oed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of reckon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of reckon1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with reckon , also see force to be reckoned with .Example Sentences
Through the long, slow reckoning that followed a diagnosis no one ever wants.
It felt, at least then, like there was a reckoning and a shift in trying to holding men accountable.
The boss of the biscuits factory where McVitie's chocolate digestives have been made for the last 100 years reckons people have always eaten them incorrectly.
"Even though none of them knew each other, they were all so similar. And I reckon they are just up there watching over us and looking out for us."
At the same time, India must reckon with the security failures that allowed the attack to happen in the first place.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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