reckon

[ rek-uhn ]
/ ˈrɛk ən /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Verb Phrases

reckon with,
  1. to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: He hadn't reckoned with so many obstacles.
  2. 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

OTHER WORDS FROM reckon

Example sentences from the Web for reckonable

  • She awoke in a different world—at least, a world in which tea and toast and marmalade were reckonable.

    She Buildeth Her House |Will Comfort
  • It was almost as reckonable as the pleasure she felt in the work and personality of Quentin Charter.

    She Buildeth Her House |Will Comfort

British Dictionary definitions for reckonable

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 reckonable

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