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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Earnings visibility should improve as 79% of the order book remains at an early execution stage, while Vietnam property launches are expected to support FY2027 sales, he reckons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
As for its onshoring agreement, he reckons it gives greater certainty with regard to tariff exposure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
In fact, Klein reckons that the increased probability markets now attach to a Fed hike in September after the hawkish commentary from Chair Kevin Warsh last Friday, is “mostly good news.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
She reckons nobody'll pay to clean up the mess, so that much of the farmland on the islands'll be off-limits until the mines've rusted.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
