reck

[ rek ]

/ rɛk /

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verb (used without object)

to have care, concern, or regard (often followed by of, with, or a clause).

to take heed.

Archaic. to be of concern or importance; matter: It recks not.

verb (used with object)

Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.

Origin of reck

before 900; Middle English rekken,Old English reccan; akin to Old Norse roekja to have care, German (ge)ruhen to deign

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Example sentences from the Web for reck

Thereat they fought on, recking of nought; but the end of it was that Gunnlaug overcame Raven, and there Raven lost his life.
The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald|Anonymous
He is his father's son, and the men of the house of Douglas, they come and they go, recking no will but their own.
The Black Douglas|S. R. Crockett
Each province lived in selfish isolation, recking little of its neighbor's woes.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I|Francis Parkman
But Claudius, recking little of his laurels, went and sat in his cabin, pondering deeply.
Doctor Claudius, A True Story|F. Marion Crawford

She had played on impulse, recking not the danger of crossing the lawyer.
Max Fargus|Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for reck

reck

/ (rɛk) /

verb archaic (used mainly with a negative)

to mind or care about (something)to reck nought

(usually impersonal) to concern or interest (someone)

Word Origin for reck

Old English reccan; related to Old High German ruohhen to take care, Old Norse rækja, Gothic rakjan

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单词	reck
释义	reck [ rek ] / rɛk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reck ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to have care, concern, or regard (often followed by of, with, or a clause). to take heed. Archaic. to be of concern or importance; matter: It recks not. verb (used with object) Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed. Origin of reck before 900; Middle English rekken,Old English reccan; akin to Old Norse roekja to have care, German (ge)ruhen to deign Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reck Thereat they fought on, recking of nought; but the end of it was that Gunnlaug overcame Raven, and there Raven lost his life. The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald\|Anonymous He is his father's son, and the men of the house of Douglas, they come and they go, recking no will but their own. The Black Douglas\|S. R. Crockett Each province lived in selfish isolation, recking little of its neighbor's woes. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I\|Francis Parkman But Claudius, recking little of his laurels, went and sat in his cabin, pondering deeply. Doctor Claudius, A True Story\|F. Marion Crawford She had played on impulse, recking not the danger of crossing the lawyer. Max Fargus\|Owen Johnson British Dictionary definitions for reck reck / (rɛk) / verb archaic (used mainly with a negative) to mind or care about (something)to reck nought (usually impersonal) to concern or interest (someone) Word Origin for reck Old English reccan; related to Old High German ruohhen to take care, Old Norse rækja, Gothic rakjan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reck conjecture, hunch, presumption, inference, induction, postulate, prediction, presupposition, notion, deduction, postulation, assumption, hypothesis, fancy, opinion, estimate, feeling, judgment, divination, conclusion
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reck

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of reck

Example sentences from the Web for reck

British Dictionary definitions for reck

verb archaic (used mainly with a negative)

Word Origin for reck

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