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reckon English

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reckon Verb

— If you reckon something, you think or believe it. What do you reckon we should do? I reckon that he didn't know anything about it. He's reckoned to be quite a good teacher. — If you reckon a number, cost, etc., you guess or calculate the value. I reckon the cost at about $23,000. Reckoning from the map, Lexington to the headwaters of the Pedlar and back is forty-two miles. — If you reckon on something, you expect it. 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. In today's race, the Ethiopians will be a force to be reckoned with.

reckon

— verb (= think, suppose, imagine, guess) expect, believe, or suppose I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel I thought to find her in a bad state he didn't think to find her in the kitchen I guess she is angry at me for standing her up — verb (= calculate) judge to be probable — verb (= see, consider, view) deem to be She views this quite differently from me I consider her to be shallow I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do — verb (= calculate) make a mathematical calculation or computation — verb (= count) take account of You have to reckon with our opponents Count on the monsoon — verb (= count, bet, depend, look) have faith or confidence in you can count on me to help you any time Look to your friends for support You can bet on that! Depend on your family in times of crisis

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calculate count compute think estimate consider figure suppose guess imagine account work out believe regard opine conjecture judge enumerate number surmise assume work out accounts tally presume expect do accounts deem cypher cipher assess add up view trust take speculate see rely on rely reckon on rate plan numerate measure look forecast esteem depend count on bet appraise

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  • What words refer to determining the amount of something without being exact?
    estimate assess reckon
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods Unsure

Think so

Conjugation reckon conjugation

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reckon · verb

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Simple sentences

Reckon the cost before you decide to purchase the car.
You should reckon with his obstinate character.
I reckon the only aim of science is to alleviate the hardships of human existence.
I reckon it's time for us to leave.
I reckon Tom will be interested.
I reckon she ought to be punished a little. But don't be too hard on her, Marilla.
I reckon we'll see him once more.
Don't reckon that he'd lend you some money.
I reckon that I'm right.
I reckon it's time to wake up Robert.
I reckon that's a good idea.
I reckon it's about time I went home.
He's a reliable man, you can reckon on him.
I reckon he will be back soon.

Movie subtitles

I reckon this one, Babs.
If she pushes any harder for an off-the-shoulder neckline, she'll have me to reckon with.
I reckon I'll saunter in and surprise Mildred.
You reckon you'll ever find out who downed old Ben?
I reckon not.
But I reckon I'm gonna be lonely this time.
That's why I reckon I'm gonna be lonesome.
Zeke, I reckon that's a panther.
I reckon he'll be glad to save what he can.
Well I reckon that makes us kinda even to start with, doesn't it?
What do you reckon that's for?
They said in Tennessee that Texas was the land of opportunity, a safe place to raise a family, but I reckon we come too early.
You're biting off a pretty big chaw, but I reckon.
I didn't reckon on anything like this.
There are families here from every state in the Union, I reckon.
They'll reckon it's gone down hours ago instead of floating on like this.
Bill, I reckon maybe you don't hate me.
I reckon I did.
You reckon you're pert enough to hop on deck?
I reckon you're lucky he didn't hear you say that.
Reckon we take that, Nate?
I reckon, he went to Greifer.
I reckon she's thirsty.
I reckon so. I don't know. What's it like?
I reckon the devil will come after him tonight.
Do you reckon Hoss Williams hears us talkin'?
Well, you didn't get a lick amiss, I reckon.
I reckon I'd better.
How many head you got? - Oh, around 1 O, OOO, I reckon.
I don't reckon Charlie give him much of a chance to use my gun.
How do you reckon Curly Bill found out the stage was leavin' on Sunday?
Yeah. I reckon Curly Bill's had enough, for a while anyway.
You better reckon again.
I reckon he'd rather try and walk it, at that.

News and current affairs

So the Israelis now must reckon with an entirely new phenomenon: an asymmetric entity, Hezbollah, with nation-state firepower.
Generals ordered to use chemical weapons would have to reckon with the prospect that the regime could, actually, fall, and that they then might find themselves on trial for war crimes.
China's emergence as Asia's dominant power, and the overall regional balance of power, are now matters that governments across the Pacific must reckon with carefully.
Somehow, they reckon, the information revolution will arrive in a European way.
Above all, we must reckon with the rise of ecological awareness, which in Europe is reflected in the formation and strength of Green parties, and which nurtures anti-globalization sentiments.
Emirs who need parliamentary approval to secure popular legitimacy must now reckon with the need to share power.
Solidarity unionists, even if they often opposed many specific policy proposals, stopped firm managers from stealing assets; and the Church provided a force with which all governments to reckon.
Cheerleaders of the private sector, however, failed to reckon with the ability of company bosses to indulge in corrupt practices on an almost unfathomable scale, something American corporate capitalism has demonstrated amply of late.
German leaders, by contrast, must reckon with a populace that is deeply resistant to rapid change, particularly when it involves job cuts.
Although the Fund has committed grave errors (Thailand and Russia of late), a majority of economists reckon that they are hawking the right medicine.
We usually reckon that it is easier for young, unformed minds to handle changes like these.
That this may be difficult to achieve, that it will demand a change in our self-understanding and hence in our way of life, is the challenge our societies must reckon with in the years ahead.
On April 16 th -17 th, the international community will re-convene in Vienna to reckon with the results of the policies the UN has pursued.
All the religions that descend from Abraham have internal mechanisms for change that allow them to reckon with new circumstances in ways that the confessional community can respect.
Experts reckon that only a quarter of China's hydropower has yet been tapped.
Add it all up, and you can reckon on an America that in 2016 that will be much poorer if McCain rather than Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton is elected president.
We must reckon with a huge increase in bankruptcies - as well as with impaired credit markets and high unemployment.
Of course, art and culture can offer a respite from the oversimplifications of our age - a respite that we need more than ever if we are to reckon with the destiny behind and before us.
The authorities have to reckon with the fallout, punishing officials who have come into the spotlight this way.
Islamic fundamentalists reckon that what the rest of us regard as the liberalizing influence of technological progress and globalization is a brash re-run of Western colonialism.
While the weakening and rollback of Iran serves Israeli strategic interests, Israel will have to reckon with Sunni Islamist power everywhere in its vicinity, leading directly to a strengthening of Hamas.
He was one of the first in Germany to notice the rise of China and reckon with the implications of Asia's return to a leading role on the world stage.

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