reckon
/ˈrɛkən/reckon
VERBDefinition of reckon
If you reckon that something is true, you think that it is true.
Example: What do you reckon we should do?
If you reckon a number, cost, etc., you guess or calculate the value.
Example: I reckon the cost at about $23,000.
If you reckon on something, you expect it.
Example: Oh dear, we didn't reckon on so many people.
If you reckon with somebody or something powerful or difficult person, you deal with them.
Example: In today's race, the Ethiopians will be a force to be reckoned with.
reckon
EXAMPLESExamples of reckon
What do you reckon we should do?
Example sentenceI reckon that he didn't know anything about it.
Example sentenceI reckon the cost at about $23,000.
Example sentenceReckoning from the map, Lexington to the headwaters of the Pedlar and back is forty-two miles.
Example sentenceOh dear, we didn't reckon on so many people.
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