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- pronunciation:
- re
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- reckon with
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
reckons, reckoning, reckoned |
| definition 1: |
to determine by counting or estimating; make a judgment, as of length, time, or the like; calculate.
The couple reckoned the cost of renovating the entire building.- synonyms:
- calculate, estimate, expect, figure, gauge, guess, judge, put
- similar words:
- appraise, compute, consider, count, deem, enumerate, fancy, gather, imagine, infer, suppose, tally
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| definition 2: |
(informal) to have a thought or expectation, or make a judgment that.
I reckon that he just needs time to think over his decision.[verb + (that) + clause
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- similar words:
- expect, figure, gather, guess, imagine
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| related words: |
account, appraise, bill, call, cipher, compute, conclude, deem, enumerate, fancy, hope, infer, make, reason, repute, suppose, surmise, tally |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make calculations or estimates.
If I reckoned right, we're within a mile of home.- synonyms:
- anticipate, calculate, figure
- similar words:
- calculate, cipher, compute, estimate, guess, judge, tally
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| definition 2: |
to take one's bearings in order to go in the right direction.
While he was reckoning, I looked in the glove compartment for a map. |
| definition 3: |
to take as a given; plan on or expect (fol. by "on").
She reckons on going to college whether her family has the money or not.- similar words:
- calculate
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| related words: |
compute, depend, multiply, suppose, surmise, tally |
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| phrase: |
reckon with |
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