"reckon" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈrɛkən/ Audio: en-us-reckon.ogg [US] Forms: reckon [canonical], reckons [third-person, singular], reckoned [past], reckoned [past, participle], reckoning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you reckon that something is true, you think that it is true.
    Sense id: simple-reckon-en-verb-KRIsRrtI
  2. If you reckon a number, cost, etc., you guess or calculate the value.
    Sense id: simple-reckon-en-verb-LLiSHlTZ
  3. If you reckon on something, you expect it.
    Sense id: simple-reckon-en-verb-9KiL3qwz Categories (other): Verbs
  4. If you reckon with somebody or something powerful or difficult person, you deal with them.
    Sense id: simple-reckon-en-verb-CKzebPyr Categories (other): Verbs
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