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