reckonreck‧on /ˈrekən/ ●●○ S3 verb [transitive] 
Do you reckon he’ll agree to see us? The police reckon that whoever killed Dad was with him earlier that day. ‘There’s nothing we can do about it.’ ‘You reckon (=used to express doubt or disagreement)?’2to guess a number or amount, without calculating it exactlyreckon (that) We reckon that sitting in traffic jams costs us around $9 billion a year in lost output.reckon something to be something The average selling price for flats in the area was reckoned to be around £200,000.3to think that someone or something is a particular kind of person or thingbe reckoned to be something The Lowsons were reckoned to be very good farmers. Moving house is reckoned to be nearly as stressful as divorce.be reckoned as something An earthquake of magnitude 7 is reckoned as a major quake.GRAMMAR Reckon is usually passive in this meaning.4formal to calculate an amount: The expression ‘full moon’ means the fourteenth day of the moon reckoned from its first appearance.GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveReckon is not used in the progressive. You say: · I reckon he’s going to win. ✗Don’t say: I’m reckoning he’s going to win.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSreckon on something phrasal verb British English to expect something to happen, when you are making plans: We were reckoning on a profit of about half a million a year.reckon on doing something I was reckoning on getting at least 60% of the votes.reckon something ↔ up phrasal verb British English old-fashioned to add up amounts, costs etc in order to get a total SYN calculate: Pat was reckoning up the cost of everything in her mind.reckon with somebody/something phrasal verb1somebody/something to be reckoned with someone or something that is powerful and must be regarded seriously as a possible opponent, competitor, danger etc: Barcelona will be a force to be reckoned with this season. The principal was certainly a woman to be reckoned with.2not reckon with somebody/something to not consider a possible problem when you are making plans: I had not reckoned with the excitement in the popular press.3have somebody/something to reckon with to have to deal with someone or something powerful: Any invader would have the military might of NATO to reckon with.reckon without somebody/something phrasal verb British English if you are reckoning without something, you do not expect it and are not prepared for it: They doubted that Fiona could finish the course, but they reckoned without her determination.
WORD ORIGINreckon
Origin:
Old English gerecenian ‘to tell, explain’VERB TABLE
reckon
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | reckon |
| he, she, it | reckons | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | reckoned |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have reckoned |
| he, she, it | has reckoned | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had reckoned |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will reckon |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have reckoned |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- How long do you reckon it will take?
- The TV audience in China is reckoned at 800 million.
- They reckon the French team's better than ours.
- This hotel is reckoned to be one of the best in the country.
- What do you reckon - would this make a good present for Donald's birthday?
- Brenda reckons having her own bike has a few benefits.
- By now he was a quick and decisive player, a force to be reckoned with at center half.
- I reckon I'd do it for a thousand pounds.
- If it's being run for the short-term, they reckon, that could account for a lot of its recent pragmatism.
- None of us had reckoned on open-heart surgery.
- Sun insiders reckon the company will price-list Motif almost immediately.
Longman Language Activatorto have a particular opinion
: think (that) · We didn't think that the concert was very good.· She thinks I'm crazy to leave my job.· I thought we had a good meeting yesterday.what do you think of somebody/something (=what is your opinion about them?) · What did you think of the new car? Did you drive it?
to have an opinion that you are sure is right, especially about something important such as life, religion, or politics: believe (that): · The party believes strongly that health care should be provided for everyone.· We believe human rights are more important than economic considerations.
to have a strong opinion, but one which is based on your feelings rather than on facts: feel (that): · Liz's parents feel she isn't old enough to leave home.· I feel that we're just beginning to make progress, and that it would be wrong to stop now.
especially American, informal to develop a particular opinion about a situation after considering it carefully: · What do you figure his chances of winning are?figure (that): · The operation went fine, and they figure he'll be home next week.· I'm telling you because I figure you're the only one who can keep a secret.
especially British, informal to have a particular opinion about something or someone: · What do you reckon - would this make a good present for Donald's birthday?reckon (that): · They reckon the French team's better than ours.be reckoned to be something: · This hotel is reckoned to be one of the best in the country.
formal to have an opinion about someone or something after thinking carefully about them: consider somebody/something something: · We do not consider this film suitable for young children.· I would consider it an honour to serve on the Executive Committee.consider somebody/something to be something: · She is considered to be one of the finest pianists of her generation.
to think that someone or something is a particular kind of person or thing: regard somebody/something as something: · She regards herself more as an entertainer than a singer.· America was seen as the land of opportunity.· Several members of the government have said they regard the Minister's statement as ridiculous.
to think that someone or something is a particular kind of person or thing, especially when your opinion is wrong, unusual, or unfair: · Most people think of Leonardo da Vinci as a great artist, but he was also a great scientist.· Learning a language should be thought of as a natural process.· Even doctors may look on these patients as drug addicts and treat them as social outcasts.
to decide to have a particular opinion about a situation or about life in general, especially when other people have different opinions - use this in formal or written contexts: · Nineteenth century scientists took the view that the Universe was meaningless.· Aristotle was of the opinion that there would always be rich and poor within society.· The committee is of the opinion that the contract is not legally binding.
to be thought of as being important or very good by a large number of people: · Von Braun was then acknowledged as the world's foremost expert on rocket engineering.· Lawrence's novel was rejected at first, but it later came to be recognized as a work of genius.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Barcelona will be a force to be reckoned with this season.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
Barcelona will be a force to be reckoned with this season.· Most analysts reckon their profits fell by 10-20% last year.· Top analysts reckon that the boom could continue with investors switching their cash from the banks and building societies.· The analyst reckons they have about 4 percent of the market.
· The creditor banks, reckons the study, did less well.· If Sunil was on the north bank, I reckon it must have been Declan.
· The two companies reckon this combination will appeal to developers of process control systems using real-time monitoring.· But now some seed companies reckon wheat hybrids are really on the horizon.· There are several advantages to being a private company, Graham reckons.
· The smoke and sound told her the day of reckoning had begun.· Their day of reckoning had come.· But on the day of reckoning a divided Kurdistan could be a fatally weakened one.· The day of reckoning has come.· If they do that they will merely be putting off the day of reckoning.· Yet year by year, the day of reckoning grows closer, and nothing is being done.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1spoken to think or suppose somethingreckon (that)- But when you get some one who can really play them, they sure are a force to be reckoned with.
- By now he was a quick and decisive player, a force to be reckoned with at center half.
- It recognised the power and the autonomy of the public as a force to be reckoned with; predicted but never ignored.
- Not only its army, but its religious tradition was a force to be reckoned with.
- One of the strongest factors to be reckoned with in national politics was the press.
- This extraordinary collection proves D az to be the real deal, and a new literary voice to be reckoned with.
- Truly, we are a force to be reckoned with.
- Yet singers Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith proved they were talents to be reckoned with.
- But if we think that, we have not reckoned with the mischief of the compiler.
- But the Gentlemen had not reckoned with a Bastide newly heartened by glorying in Westbourne's ignominy.
- But they had not reckoned with Lord Robertson.
- Clearly, the government has not reckoned with the Internet and transborder data flow.
- He had not reckoned with the fact that the second charge of canister could not be fired.
- That was fine, but I had not reckoned with the excitement the case aroused in the popular press.
- Anyone attempting to invade the country will have to reckon with the peacekeeping force.
- You'll have the boss to reckon with if you go home this early.
Do you reckon he’ll agree to see us? The police reckon that whoever killed Dad was with him earlier that day. ‘There’s nothing we can do about it.’ ‘You reckon (=used to express doubt or disagreement)?’2to guess a number or amount, without calculating it exactlyreckon (that) We reckon that sitting in traffic jams costs us around $9 billion a year in lost output.reckon something to be something The average selling price for flats in the area was reckoned to be around £200,000.3to think that someone or something is a particular kind of person or thingbe reckoned to be something The Lowsons were reckoned to be very good farmers. Moving house is reckoned to be nearly as stressful as divorce.be reckoned as something An earthquake of magnitude 7 is reckoned as a major quake.GRAMMAR Reckon is usually passive in this meaning.4formal to calculate an amount: The expression ‘full moon’ means the fourteenth day of the moon reckoned from its first appearance.GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveReckon is not used in the progressive. You say: · I reckon he’s going to win. ✗Don’t say: I’m reckoning he’s going to win.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSreckon on something phrasal verb British English to expect something to happen, when you are making plans: We were reckoning on a profit of about half a million a year.reckon on doing something I was reckoning on getting at least 60% of the votes.reckon something ↔ up phrasal verb British English old-fashioned to add up amounts, costs etc in order to get a total SYN calculate: Pat was reckoning up the cost of everything in her mind.reckon with somebody/something phrasal verb1somebody/something to be reckoned with someone or something that is powerful and must be regarded seriously as a possible opponent, competitor, danger etc: Barcelona will be a force to be reckoned with this season. The principal was certainly a woman to be reckoned with.2not reckon with somebody/something to not consider a possible problem when you are making plans: I had not reckoned with the excitement in the popular press.3have somebody/something to reckon with to have to deal with someone or something powerful: Any invader would have the military might of NATO to reckon with.reckon without somebody/something phrasal verb British English if you are reckoning without something, you do not expect it and are not prepared for it: They doubted that Fiona could finish the course, but they reckoned without her determination.- divergence
- divergent
- diverse
- diversely
- diversification
- diversify
- diversion
- diversionary
- diversity
- divert
- diverting
- divest
- timer
- times
- time-saver
- time-saving
- timescale
- Times Education Supplement, The
- timeserver
- timeserving
- timeshare
- time-sharing
- time sheet
- Times Higher Education Supplement, The
- time signal