reckoned; reckoning
ˈre-kə-niŋ 
ˈrek-niŋ
1
2
: to regard or think of as : consider
1
: to settle accounts
2
: to make a calculation
4
: to accept something as certain : place reliance
I reckon on your promise to help
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Examples of reckon in a Sentence
I reckon that we'll have to leave early.
Do you reckon you'll be able to go to the grocery store after work?
We'll have to leave early, I reckon.
They reckoned that they would reach their destination by noon.
Losses were reckoned to be over a million dollars.
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Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
Democrats nationwide are reckoning with their staggering losses and what that means for the party's brand and strategy.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
The company, then Facebook, was reckoning with a slowdown in ad pricing growth, caused by a shortfall in data needed to train its system that personalized ads and other content for users.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Below, in an exclusive excerpt from Rage shared with PEOPLE, Brathwaite reckons with our culture's response to living in our modern age.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Reckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reckon. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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reckon
verb
reck·on
ˈrek-ən
reckoned; reckoning
-(ə-)niŋ
1
a
: count entry 1 sense 1a, compute
reckon the days till her birthday
b
: to estimate by calculating
reckon the height of a building
2
: consider sense 3, regard
was reckoned among the leaders
3
chiefly dialect
: think sense 2, suppose
4
: to look forward to as certain : depend
reckon on support
reckoner
noun
-(ə-)nər
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