reckon with

Idioms  

1. Take into account, be prepared for, as in The third-party movement is a force to be reckoned with during the primaries . This usage was first recorded in 1885.

2. Deal with, as in Your lost wallet isn't the only problem we have to reckon with . Also see take into account .

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Example Sentences

But films about this specific form of gun violence provide audiences who have otherwise had to bury their grief with the chance to reckon with the reality.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

And the middle class is only now beginning to reckon with what that means.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

After experiencing “heavy personal news,” as you put it, one of the most painful realities to reckon with is that life does go on.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Rose, who grew up in Pasadena, helped Morvan reckon with parts of his background he had long buried.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Now, the heirs of those Virginia planters could never directly acknowledge this legacy or reckon with its power.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Related Words

• acknowledge
• contemplate
• examine
• favor
• grant
• look at
• recognize
• regard
• scrutinize
• see
• study