reckon
verb (used with object)
to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
reckoned
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past participleof reckon.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reckon.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reckonverb (used with object)to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
Example Sentences
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“Google is a powerful force to be reckoned with,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Did you find yourself having an existential moment as Jeremy taking in what Carmy was wrestling with, or have you reckoned with it before?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The inspector general also found $12.6 million in “questioned costs,” plus another $64.5 million in funds that it reckoned the Social Security Administration could “put to better use.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Ben Gannon-Doak was the worst person to sit with, reckoned Curtis.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
He was not a member of the Owslafa for nothing and was reckoned a good fighter.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
