Entry Word: reckon

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement <tried to reckon the size of the crowd at the stadium> — see estimate 2
2 chiefly dialectto have as an opinion <I reckon you must be new to these parts> — see believe 2
3 to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations <asked the class to assume it was 2:00 pm. on March 4 and reckon the number of seconds left in the calendar year> — see calculate 1
4 to place reliance or trust <donʼt reckon on being provided with low-cost housing if you take a summer job there> — see depend 2
5 to think of in a particular way <he was reckoned among the great heroes of his time> — see consider 1