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[ rek-uhn ] / ˈrɛk ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reckon ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount. to esteem or consider; regard as: to be reckoned an authority in the field. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to think or suppose. verb (used without object)to count; make a computation or calculation. to settle accounts, as with a person (often followed by up). to count, depend, or rely, as in expectation (often followed by on). Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to think or suppose. Verb Phrasesreckon with, - to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: He hadn't reckoned with so many obstacles.
- to deal with: I have to reckon with many problems every day.
Origin of reckonbefore 1000; Middle English rekenen,Old English gerecenian (attested once) to report, pay; cognate with German rechnen to compute SYNONYMS FOR reckon1 enumerate. 2 account, deem, estimate, judge. SEE SYNONYMS FOR reckon ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM reckonreck·on·a·ble, adjectiveoutreckon, verb (used with object)pre·reck·on, verb (used with object)un·der·reck·on, verb (used with object) un·reck·on, verb (used with object)un·reck·on·a·ble, adjectiveun·reck·oned, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reckonThey were there to put on a show and deliver a message: behold, we are a technological power with which to be reckoned! Sony Hack: A Dictator Move?|Kevin Bleyer|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST I think he had something to prove that he on his own was a force to be reckoned with. This Republican Loved Taxes & Modern Art|Scott Porch|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the band grew and grew and we were a force to be reckoned with as a concept. George Clinton on Industry ‘Mobsters’ and How Nobody Wants to Listen to a Crackhead|Curtis Stephen|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Instead, the Know-Nothings were briefly a force to be reckoned with. A Brief History of Wingnuts in America; From George Washington to Woodstock|John Avlon|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As civil war loomed, Byron reckoned that dependency or continued occupation were the most probable outcomes. Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy|Michael Weiss|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is to be reckoned, not in terms of knowledge and organization, but of character. Progress and History|Various A genuine liking for Prometheus Unbound may be reckoned the touch-stone of a mans capacity for understanding lyric poetry. Shelley|John Addington Symonds As charm rings, too, must be reckoned those which enclosed small relics. Jewellery|H. Clifford Smith, This is both the smallest and greatest breadth of India.324 The length is reckoned from west to east. The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo But for all that she was still a power to be reckoned with—an ally whose friendship was not to be despised. The Story of Brussels|Ernest Gilliat-Smith
British Dictionary definitions for reckon
verbto calculate or ascertain by calculating; compute (tr) to include; count as part of a set or classI reckon her with the angels (usually passive) to consider or regardhe is reckoned clever (when tr, takes a clause as object) to think or suppose; be of the opinionI reckon you don't know where to go next (intr foll by with) to settle accounts (with) (intr ; foll by with or without) to take into account or fail to take into accountthe bully reckoned without John's big brother (intr ; foll by on or upon) to rely or dependI reckon on your support in this crisis (tr) slang to regard as goodI don't reckon your chances of success (tr) informal to have a high opinion ofshe was sensitive to bad reviews, even from people she did not reckon to be reckoned with of considerable importance or influence Word Origin for reckonOld English (ge) recenian recount; related to Old Frisian rekenia, Old High German rehhanón to count 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 Idioms and Phrases with reckon
In addition to the idiom beginning with reckon also see: - force to be reckoned with
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to reckoncalculate, surmise, take account of, look upon, square, consider, figure, judge, number, put, rate, deem, gauge, esteem, enumerate, total, guess, tote, sum, approximate |