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Reckon

see synonyms of reckon

Verb

1. guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think

expect, believe, or suppose

Example Sentences:
'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'

2. calculate, count on, estimate, figure, forecast, reckon

judge to be probable

3. consider, reckon, regard, see, view

deem to be

Example Sentences:
'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'

4. calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out

make a mathematical calculation or computation

5. bet, calculate, count, depend, look, reckon

have faith or confidence in

Example Sentences:
'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'

6. count, reckon

take account of

Example Sentences:
'You have to reckon with our opponents'
'Count on the monsoon'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Reckon

see synonyms of reckon
verb
1. 
to calculate or ascertain by calculating; compute
2. (transitive)
to include; count as part of a set or class
I reckon her with the angels
3. (usually passive)
to consider or regard
he is reckoned clever
4. (when tr, takes a clause as object)
to think or suppose; be of the opinion
I reckon you don't know where to go next
5. (intransitive; foll by with)
to settle accounts (with)
6. (intr; foll by with or without)
to take into account or fail to take into account
the bully reckoned without John's big brother
7. (intr; foll by on or upon)
to rely or depend
I reckon on your support in this crisis
8. (transitive) slang
to regard as good
I don't reckon your chances of success
9. (transitive) informal
to have a high opinion of
she was sensitive to bad reviews, even from people she did not reckon
10.  to be reckoned with

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Reckon

see synonyms of reckon
verb transitive
1. 
to count; figure up; compute
2. 
a. 
to consider as; regard as being
reckon them friends
b. 
to judge; consider; estimate
3.  Informal, Dialectal
to think; suppose
verb intransitive
4. 
to count up; figure
5.  Informal
to depend or rely (on)
reckoning on good weather
6.  Informal
to think; suppose

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Reckon

see synonyms of reckon
v. reck·oned, reck·on·ing, reck·ons
v.tr.
1. To count or compute: reckon the cost. See Synonyms at calculate.
2. To consider as being; regard as: a book that was reckoned a masterpiece. See Synonyms at consider.
3. Chiefly Southern & South Midland
a. To think or conclude: I reckon what you say is true.
b. To expect or intend (to do something): "You reckon to call the sheriff?" (Cormac McCarthy).
v.intr.
1. To make a calculation; figure.
2. Chiefly South & South Midland To think or believe: I reckon so.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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