reckoned; reckoning
ˈre-kə-niŋ 
ˈrek-niŋ
1
2
: to regard or think of as : consider
1
: to settle accounts
2
: to make a calculation
4
: to accept something as certain : place reliance
I reckon on your promise to help
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Examples of reckon in a Sentence
I reckon that we'll have to leave early.
Do you reckon you'll be able to go to the grocery store after work?
We'll have to leave early, I reckon.
They reckoned that they would reach their destination by noon.
Losses were reckoned to be over a million dollars.
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James McNicholas, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
The move comes as the U.S. reckons with both the advancement of DeepSeek, and the future of the TikTok ban, which was upheld by the Supreme Court on January 17.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Buy that dream house: See the best mortgage lenders
First Street reckons that, on average, risky growth areas will see a 1.7% decline in property values over the coming three decades.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
In the final part to Season Six, Miyagi-Do and Cobra Kai must reckon with their past and their future, on and off the mat.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Reckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reckon. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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reckon
verb
reck·on
ˈrek-ən
reckoned; reckoning
-(ə-)niŋ
1
a
: count entry 1 sense 1a, compute
reckon the days till her birthday
b
: to estimate by calculating
reckon the height of a building
2
: consider sense 3, regard
was reckoned among the leaders
3
chiefly dialect
: think sense 2, suppose
4
: to look forward to as certain : depend
reckon on support
reckoner
noun
-(ə-)nər
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