Main Entry: reck·on

Pronunciation: \ˈre-kən\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): reck·oned; reck·on·ing \ˈre-kə-niŋ, ˈrek-niŋ\

Etymology: Middle English rekenen, from Old English -recenian (as in gerecenian to narrate); akin to Old English reccan

Date: 13th century

transitive verb 1 a : count <reckon the days till Christmas> b : estimate, compute <reckon the height of a building> c : to determine by reference to a fixed basis <the existence of the United States is reckoned from the Declaration of Independence>
2 : to regard or think of as : consider
3 chiefly dialect : think, suppose <I reckon I've outlived my time — Ellen Glasgow>intransitive verb 1 : to settle accounts
2 : to make a calculation
3 a : judge b chiefly dialect : suppose, think
4 : to accept something as certain : place reliance <I reckon on your promise to help>

— reckon with : to take into consideration

— reckon without : to fail to consider : ignore