"reckon" Definition

Definitions for the word "reckon" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v. t.
To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause; as, I reckon he won't try that again.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. i.
To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. i.
To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v.
1 (often foll. By that) be of the considered opinion; think. 2 consider or regard (reckoned to be the best). 3 count or compute by calculation. 4 (foll. By in) count in or include in computation. 5 make calculations; add up an account or sum. 6 (foll. By on) rely on, count on, or base plans on. 7 (foll. By with or without) take (or fail to take) into account. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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