reckon
verb
reck·on ˈre-kən 
reckoned; reckoning ˈre-kə-niŋ
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
Ellen Glasgowintransitive 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
Synonyms
- calculate
- call
- conjecture
- estimate
- figure
- gauge
- gage
- guess
- judge
- make
- place
- put
- suppose
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
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.
Recent Examples on the Web These stories force us to reckon with the immeasurable pain wrought by every heinous abuse. Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2022 What Bell and his various cultural commentators and interview subjects do so well is force us to reckon with the juxtaposition of Bill Cosby the performer, and Bill Cosby the predator. Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com, 11 Feb. 2022 However, any putative California ban may have to reckon with a future Republican government. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 Then again, Isaac Newton never had to reckon with Donald Trump. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022 In this little-visited slice of Northern California, a mass shooting that occurred nearly five years ago has in some cases left behind battered people who have yet to reckon with its multilayered effects. Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2022 Workers of a certain age and attitude will have to reckon with the coming recession. Daniel E. Greenleaf, WSJ, 4 July 2022 The inability to reckon with the reality that something so unspeakable could be allowed to happen. Adam Charlton, CNN, 17 July 2022 For all its precocity, the poem can also be understood as a young woman’s effort to reckon with the limitations of a stifling life in Maine. Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 See More
Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2022 What Bell and his various cultural commentators and interview subjects do so well is force us to reckon with the juxtaposition of Bill Cosby the performer, and Bill Cosby the predator. Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com, 11 Feb. 2022 However, any putative California ban may have to reckon with a future Republican government. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 Then again, Isaac Newton never had to reckon with Donald Trump. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022 In this little-visited slice of Northern California, a mass shooting that occurred nearly five years ago has in some cases left behind battered people who have yet to reckon with its multilayered effects. Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2022 Workers of a certain age and attitude will have to reckon with the coming recession. Daniel E. Greenleaf, WSJ, 4 July 2022 The inability to reckon with the reality that something so unspeakable could be allowed to happen. Adam Charlton, CNN, 17 July 2022 For all its precocity, the poem can also be understood as a young woman’s effort to reckon with the limitations of a stifling life in Maine. Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 See More 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
Phrases Containing reckon
Kids Definition
reckon
verb
reck·on ˈre-kən
reckoned; reckoning
1
: to believe that something is true or possible
I reckon we're lost.
2
: calculate sense 1
They reckon the distance to be a mile.
3
: to regard or think of as : consider
She was reckoned among the leaders.
reckons
verb
1
as in estimates
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement tried to reckon the size of the crowd at the stadium Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- estimates
- calculates
- supposes
- figures
- makes
- puts
- guesses
- judges
- gauges
- understands
- calls
- concludes
- conjectures
- gages
- places
- infers
- deduces
- extrapolates
- reasons
- gathers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- measures
- calibrates
- computes
- scales
- works out
2
as in thinks
chiefly dialect to have as an opinion I reckon you must be new to these parts Synonyms & Similar Words
- thinks
- believes
- considers
- figures
- guesses
- feels
- deems
- supposes
- imagines
- judges
- conceives
- perceives
- assumes
- holds
- esteems
- allows
- accepts
- depends
- relies
- regards
- trusts
- views
- presupposes
- concludes
- presumes
- surmises
- infers
- deduces
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- suspects
- doubts
- distrusts
- rejects
- questions
- mistrusts
- discredits
- disbelieves
3
as in calculates
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations reckoned the runner's pace by dividing her finishing time by the race distance Synonyms & Similar Words
- calculates
- figures
- computes
- assesses
- estimates
- adds
- measures
- evaluates
- divides
- sums
- subtracts
- works out
- ciphers
- multiplies
- counts
- deducts
- averages
- adds up
- totalizes
- tallies
- figures in
- appraises
- gauges
- calibrates
- scales
- itemizes
- totals
- figures out
- recalculates
- gages
- numbers
- rates
- values
- recomputes
- factors (in or into or out)
- solves (for)
- allows (for)
- refigures
4
as in relies
to place reliance or trust don't reckon on being provided with low-cost housing if you take a summer job there Synonyms & Similar Words
- relies
- counts
- depends
- leans
- stands on
- calculates
- looks to
- confides
- figures on
- calls on
- banks on
- calls upon
- trusts
- entrusts
- commits
- intrusts
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- suspects
- distrusts
- questions
- mistrusts
5
as in considers
to think of in a particular way he was reckoned among the great heroes of his time Synonyms & Similar Words
- considers
- regards
- calls
- believes
- counts
- thinks
- views
- accounts
- rates
- feels
- deems
- takes for
- holds
- esteems
- looks (on or upon)
- sets down
- senses
- imagines
- conceives
- fancies