reckon
verb (used with object)
to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
reckons
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present tense formof reckon (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Overly glib or sarcastic messages can get you into trouble, even if they are funny, reckons Paul Fitzsimmons, head of sales and marketing at law firm Wilford Smith.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Halliday thinks the squad "shouldn't be that imbalanced this late into the transfer window" and reckons they need "three centre-halves, one left-back, two, arguably, three wingers".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
By contrast, it reckons that 60% of the rise in wealth was driven by “paper gains”—or rising asset prices—compared with the average of one-third between 2000 and 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Still, she reckons the recent decline is more likely a temporary repricing process, rather than the beginning of a prolonged bear market for the yellow metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Fleur keeps going on about underground tunnels; she reckons we’ve got to find treasure.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
