reckon
[ rek-uhn ]
/ ˈrɛk ən /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Verb Phrases
reckon with,
- to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: He hadn't reckoned with so many obstacles.
- to deal with: I have to reckon with many problems every day.
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Origin of reckon
before 1000; Middle English rekenen,Old English gerecenian (attested once) to report, pay; cognate with German rechnen to compute
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British Dictionary definitions for reckon
reckon
/ (ˈrɛkən) /
verb
Word Origin for reckon
Old English (ge) recenian recount; related to Old Frisian rekenia, Old High German rehhanón to count
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