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reckon

verb

reck·​on ˈre-kən How to pronounce reckon (audio)
reckoned; reckoning ˈre-kə-niŋ How to pronounce reckon (audio)
ˈrek-niŋ

transitive verb

1
a
: count
reckon the days till Christmas
b
: estimate, compute
reckon the height of a building
c
: to determine by reference to a fixed basis
the existence of the U.S. is reckoned from the Declaration of Independence
2
: to regard or think of as : consider
3
chiefly dialectal : think, suppose
I reckon I've outlived my time Ellen Glasgow

intransitive verb

1
: to settle accounts
2
: to make a calculation
3
a
: judge
b
chiefly dialectal : suppose, think
4
: to accept something as certain : place reliance
I reckon on your promise to help
Phrases
reckon with
: to take into consideration
reckon without
: to fail to consider : ignore

Example Sentences

I reckon that we'll have to leave early. Do you reckon you'll be able to go to the grocery store after work? We'll have to leave early, I reckon. They reckoned that they would reach their destination by noon. Losses were reckoned to be over a million dollars.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English rekenen, from Old English -recenian (as in gerecenian to narrate); akin to Old English reccan

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of reckon was in the 13th century

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