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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | gerecenian 'to tell, explain' |
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reck‧on S2 W3
[transitive not in progressive]
[transitive not in progressive]1 spoken especially British English to think or suppose something 
'There's nothing we can do about it.' 'You reckon (=used to express doubt or disagreement)?'
reckon (that) Do you reckon he'll agree to see us? The police reckon that whoever killed Dad was with him earlier that day.
Do you reckon he'll agree to see us?The police reckon that whoever killed Dad was with him earlier that day.'There's nothing we can do about it.' 'You reckon (=used to express doubt or disagreement)?'2 to guess a number or amount, without calculating it exactly
reckon (that) We reckon that sitting in traffic jams costs us around $9 billion a year in lost output.
We reckon that sitting in traffic jams costs us around $9 billion a year in lost output. reckon something to be something The average selling price for flats in the area was reckoned to be around £11,000.
The average selling price for flats in the area was reckoned to be around £11,000.3 [usually passive] to think that someone or something is a particular kind of person or thing
be reckoned to be something The Lowsons were reckoned to be very good farmers. Moving house is reckoned to be nearly as stressful as divorce.
The Lowsons were reckoned to be very good farmers.Moving house is reckoned to be nearly as stressful as divorce.4 formal to calculate an amount : The expression 'full moon' means the fourteenth day of the moon reckoned from its first appearance.
The expression 'full moon' means the fourteenth day of the moon reckoned from its first appearance.reckon on something
phrasal verbWe were reckoning on a profit of about half a million a year.reckon something ↔ up
phrasal verbPat was reckoning up the cost of everything in her mind.reckon with somebody/something
phrasal verb1 someone or something that is powerful and must be regarded seriously as a possible opponent, competitor, danger etc : The principal was certainly a woman to be reckoned with.
somebody/something to be reckoned with
The principal was certainly a woman to be reckoned with.2 to not consider a possible problem when you are making plans : I had not reckoned with the excitement in the popular press.
not reckon with somebody/something
I had not reckoned with the excitement in the popular press.3 to have to deal with someone or something powerful : Any invader would have the military might of NATO to reckon with.
have somebody/something to reckon with
Any invader would have the military might of NATO to reckon with.reckon without somebody/something
phrasal verbThey doubted that Fiona could finish the course, but they reckoned without her determination.
