v.
Pronunciation: ' re-k ə n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: reck · oned ; reck · on · ing \ ' re-k ə -ni ŋ , ' rek-ni ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English rekenen, from Old English -recenian (as in gerecenian to narrate); akin to Old English reccan
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 a : COUNT < reckon the days till Christmas> b : ESTIMATE , COMPUTE < reckon the height of a building> c : to determine by reference to a fixed basis <the existence of the U.S. is reckon ed from the Declaration of Independence>
2 : to regard or think of as : CONSIDER
3 chiefly dialect : THINK , SUPPOSE <I reckon I've outlived my time ― Ellen Glasgow>
intransitive verb
1 : to settle accounts
2 : to make a calculation
3 a : JUDGE b chiefly dialect : SUPPOSE , THINK
4 : to accept something as certain : place reliance <I reckon on your promise to help>
– reckon with : to take into consideration
– reckon without : to fail to consider : IGNORE