reckon

v., -oned, -on·ing, -ons.

v.tr.

1. To count or compute: reckon the cost. See synonyms at calculate.
2. To consider as being; regard as. See synonyms at consider.
3. Informal. To think or assume.

v.intr.

1. To make a calculation; figure.
2. To rely with confident expectancy. See synonyms at rely.
3. Informal. To think or assume.

phrasal verbs:

reckon with

1. To take into account or deal with: a man to be reckoned with.

reckon without

1. To fail to consider or deal with; ignore.

[Middle English reknen, from Old English gerecenian, to recount, arrange.]

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.

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v

Definition: add up; evaluate
Antonyms: neglect, subtract

v

Definition: suppose, imagine
Antonyms: disbelieve

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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

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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