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1. The inflected forms are reckoned, reckoning.

2. The use of reckon without any element of calculation or consideration as in I reckon it's time to go now has a tinge of the American south about it, although it was a standard use in literary English as recently as the 19th century

(I reckon, said Socrates, that no one...could accuse me of idle talking—Jowett translating Plato, 1875).

It is noteworthy that a word considered not so long ago as satisfactory for translating the conversation of Socrates should now be regarded as unacceptably informal for normal use, and one is left wondering whether the fortunes of the word in this meaning will change again and for the better. See also calculate.

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also reckon on

verb

1. To note (items) one by one so as to get a total: count, enumerate, number, numerate, tally, tell. See count.
2. To ascertain by mathematics: calculate, cast, cipher, compute, figure. See reason/unreason.
3. To calculate approximately: approximate, estimate, place, put, set¹. See precise/imprecise.
4. To look upon in a particular way: account, consider, deem, esteem, regard, see, view. See perspective.
5. To take for granted without proof: assume, posit, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, suppose. See belief/unbelief.

phrasal verb - reckon on (or upon)

To place trust or confidence in: bank on (or upon), believe in, count on (or upon), depend on (or upon), rely on (or upon), trust (in). See trust/distrust.

In addition to the idiom beginning with reckon, also see force to be reckoned with.

v

Definition: add up; evaluate
Antonyms: neglect, subtract

v

Definition: suppose, imagine
Antonyms: disbelieve

IN BRIEF: v. - Expect, believe, or suppose; Deem to be.

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. "I reckon," he said, with a twinkle in his eye, "It's because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried." — Dorothea Kent

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For a list of words related to reckon, see:

• Thinking, Judgment, and Consideration - reckon: estimate; figure, assume

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - beregne, regne med, gå ud fra, formode
v. intr. - gøre beregninger over, tage hensyn til

idioms:

• reckon among    regne blandt
• reckon up    tælle sammen, gøre op
• reckon with    regne med, tage i betragtning
• reckon without    ikke regne med, ikke tage med i betragtning

Nederlands (Dutch)
van mening zijn, inschatten, rekenen, meerekenen, beschouwen als, verwachten, vertrouwen op

Français (French)
v. tr. - considérer (qn) comme, calculer, compter (une somme), penser, juger (qch) favorablement
v. intr. - compter, calculer, compter faire

idioms:

• reckon among    compter parmi, être considéré comme, considérer comme
• reckon up    additionner, faire la note
• reckon with    compter avec
• reckon without    ne pas compter sur

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausrechnen, schätzen, rechnen

idioms:

• reckon among    rechnen zu
• reckon up    zusammenzählen, abrechnen mit
• reckon with    rechnen mit
• reckon without    nicht rechnen mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λογαριάζω, υπολογίζω, εκτιμώ, νομίζω, υποθέτω, εκλαμβάνω, θεωρώ, πιστεύω

idioms:

• reckon among    συγκαταλέγω μεταξύ
• reckon up    αθροίζω (κν. κάνω σούμα)
• reckon with    ξεκαθαρίζω λογαριασμούς με, (έχω να) κάνω με, έχω να αντιμετωπίσω
• reckon without    λογαριάζω χωρίς, δεν λαμβάνω υπόψη, δεν υπολογίζω

Italiano (Italian)
calcolare, stimare, reputare, includere

idioms:

• reckon among    annoverare fra
• reckon up    addizionare
• reckon with    fare i conti con, tener conto di
• reckon without    non tener conto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - contar, supor, crer

idioms:

• reckon among    reconhecer
• reckon up    calcular
• reckon with    levar em conta
• reckon without    confrontar

Русский (Russian)
полагать, считаться

idioms:

• reckon among    считаться (кем-либо)
• reckon up    считать, рассчитывать
• reckon with    считаться с
• reckon without    не учитывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - calcular, contar, estimar, incluir
v. intr. - sumar, contar con, tener en cuenta

idioms:

• reckon among    contar entre
• reckon up    calcular
• reckon with    contar con, vérselas con, ajustar cuentas con
• reckon without    prescindir de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - räkna, anse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
计算, 数, 认为, 把...看作, 测算, 测量, 觉得, 猜想, 判断, 估计

idioms:

• reckon among    把...算在...之列
• reckon up    计算
• reckon with    面对处理, 将...加以考虑
• reckon without    未考虑到

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 計算, 數, 認為, 把...看作, 測算, 測量, 覺得, 猜想
v. intr. - 計算, 數, 判斷, 估計, 覺得, 猜想

idioms:

• reckon among    把...算在...之列
• reckon up    計算
• reckon with    面對處理, 將...加以考慮
• reckon without    未考慮到

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 계산하다, 판단하다, 셈에 넣다
v. intr. - 계산하다, 기대하다

idioms:

• reckon among    ~의 하나로 보다
• reckon up    합계하다, 요약하다
• reckon with    ~와 직면하다, ~을 고려에 넣다
• reckon without    ~을 무시하다, 간과하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 数える, 計算する, みなす, 思う, 評価する

idioms:

• reckon among    …を～とみなす
• reckon up    合計する, 要約する
• reckon with    考慮に入れる, 対して清算する
• reckon without    考慮に入れない, 無視する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعد, يحسب, يقدر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חשב, העריך, חישב, סבר, שיער, כלל בין, החשיב‬
v. intr. - ‮חישב, סמך על, הביא בחשבון‬

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