reckon
[ rek-uhn ]
/ ˈrɛk ən /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Verb Phrases
reckon with,
- to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: He hadn't reckoned with so many obstacles.
- to deal with: I have to reckon with many problems every day.
Origin of reckon
before 1000; Middle English
rekenen, Old English
gerecenian (attested once) to report, pay; cognate with German
rechnen to compute
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reckon
/ (ˈrɛkən) /
verb
Word Origin for reckon
Old English (
ge)
recenian recount; related to Old Frisian
rekenia, Old High German
rehhanón to count
Idioms and Phrases with reckon
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