Word Study
reckon
CIDE DICTIONARY
reckon, v. t. [OE. rekenen, AS. gerecenian to explain; akin to D. rekenen to reckon, G. rechnen, OHG. rehhan (cf. Goth. rahnjan), and to E. reck, rake an implement; the original sense probably being, to bring together, count together. See Reck, v. t. ].
- To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. [1913 Webster]"The priest shall reckon to him the money according to the years that remain." [1913 Webster]"I reckoned above two hundred and fifty on the outside of the church." [1913 Webster]
- To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute. [1913 Webster]"He was reckoned among the transgressors." [1913 Webster]"For him I reckon not in high estate." [1913 Webster]
- To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value. [1913 Webster]"Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness." [1913 Webster]"Without her eccentricities being reckoned to her for a crime." [1913 Webster]
- To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause; as, I reckon he won't try that again. [1913 Webster]
reckon, v. i.
- To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty. [1913 Webster]"“Parfay,” sayst thou, “sometime he reckon shall.”" Chaucer. [1913 Webster]"After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
reckon, v.
1 tr. count or compute by calculation.
2 tr. (foll. by in) count in or include in computation.
3 tr. (often foll. by as or to be) consider or regard (reckon him wise; reckon them to be beyond hope).
4 tr. a (foll. by that + clause) conclude after calculation; be of the considered opinion. b colloq. (foll. by to + infin.) expect (reckons to finish by Friday).
5 intr. make calculations; add up an account or sum.
6 intr. (foll. by on, upon) rely on, count on, or base plans on.
7 intr. (foll. by with) a take into account. b settle accounts with.
1 tr. count or compute by calculation.
2 tr. (foll. by in) count in or include in computation.
3 tr. (often foll. by as or to be) consider or regard (reckon him wise; reckon them to be beyond hope).
4 tr. a (foll. by that + clause) conclude after calculation; be of the considered opinion. b colloq. (foll. by to + infin.) expect (reckons to finish by Friday).
5 intr. make calculations; add up an account or sum.
6 intr. (foll. by on, upon) rely on, count on, or base plans on.
7 intr. (foll. by with) a take into account. b settle accounts with.
Idiom
reckon up
1 count up; find the total of.
2 settle accounts. to be reckoned with of considerable importance; not to be ignored.
1 count up; find the total of.
2 settle accounts. to be reckoned with of considerable importance; not to be ignored.
Etymology
OE (ge)recenian f. WG
THESAURUS
reckon
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