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
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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Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The rest are a combined 1-15 in the league, and a would-be reckoning at Penn State appears far less daunting now that the Nittany Lions fired their coach and lost their quarterback to injury.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Barcelona striker turned La Liga pundit Gary Lineker reckons that one thing is guaranteed when his former club visit Real Madrid in Sunday’s Clasico at the Bernabeu.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
For example, Underworld reckoned with reality through the occult, while his newest tape, Zombie Love Kensington Paradise, felt more like a squeamish effort in turning the circumstances of Kensington into content for the Skrilla brand.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Reckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reckon. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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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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