"reckon for" meaning in English

See reckon for in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reckons for [present, singular, third-person], reckoning for [participle, present], reckoned for [participle, past], reckoned for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} reckon for (third-person singular simple present reckons for, present participle reckoning for, simple past and past participle reckoned for)
  1. (archaic) To answer for; to pay the account for. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-reckon_for-en-verb-LaMYNb9R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "for" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "for": 75 25
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see reckon, for.
    Sense id: en-reckon_for-en-verb-H8J-YnSy

Inflected forms

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