/ ˈrekən; NAmE / verb
1.
( informal , especially BrE ) to think sth or have an opinion about sth :
[ v ( that )]
I reckon (that) I'm going to get that job.
He'll be famous one day. What do you reckon (= do you agree) ?
[ v ]
It's worth a lot of money, I reckon.
'They'll never find out.' ' You reckon? ' (= I think you may be wrong about that)
➡ note at think
2.
be reckoned (not used in the progressive tenses) to be generally considered to be sth :
[ vn to inf ]
Children are reckoned to be more sophisticated nowadays.
[ vn - n ]
It was generally reckoned a success.
[also vn - adj ]
3.
[ v to inf ] ( BrE , informal ) to expect to do sth :
We reckon to finish by ten.
4.
reckon sth (at sth) to calculate an amount, a number, etc. :
[ vn ]
The age of the earth is reckoned at about 4 600 million years.
[ v ( that )]
They reckon (that) their profits are down by at least 20%.
[ vn to inf ]
The journey was reckoned to take about two hours.
HELP NOTE : This pattern is usually used in the passive.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- reckon on sth
- reckon sth up
- reckon with sb/sth
- reckon without sb/sth
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English (ge)recenian recount, relate , of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rekenen and German rechnen to count (up). Early senses included give an account of items received and mention things in order , which gave rise to the notion of “calculation” and hence of “being of an opinion”.