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 verb1 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 : consider3chiefly dialect : think, suppose <I reckon I've outlived my time — Ellen Glasgow>intransitive verb1: to settle accounts2: to make a calculation3 a: judge bchiefly dialect : suppose, think4: 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