Definition of reckon | Collins English Dictionary

reckon (ˈrɛkən)

to calculate or ascertain by calculating; compute
(tr) to include; count as part of a set or class ⇒ I reckon her with the angels
(usually passive) to consider or regard ⇒ he is reckoned clever
(when tr, takes a clause as object) to think or suppose; be of the opinion ⇒ I reckon you don't know where to go next
(intr) foll by with to settle accounts (with)
(intr; foll by with or without) to take into account or fail to take into account ⇒ the bully reckoned without John's big brother
(intr; foll by on or upon) to rely or depend ⇒ I reckon on your support in this crisis
(tr) slang to regard as good ⇒ I don't reckon your chances of success
(tr) informal to have a high opinion of ⇒ she was sensitive to bad reviews, even from people she did not reckon
See to be reckoned with

Old English (ge )recenian recount; related to Old Frisian rekenia , Old High German rehhanón to count

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= think, believe, suppose, imagine, assume, guess, fancy, conjecture, surmise, be of the opinion

= consider, hold, rate, account, judge, think of, regard, estimate, count, calculate, evaluate, esteem, deem, gauge, look upon, appraise,

British English: reckon If you reckon that something is true, you think that it is true.She reckoned that it must be about three o'clock.ˈrɛkən VERB She reckoned that it must be about three o'clock.
Spanish: opinar v
French: penser vi
German: meinen v
Chinese: 猜想 v
Arabic: يَحْسُبُ v
Portuguese: pensar v
Russian: считать v
Croatian: misliti v
Czech: myslet (si) v
Danish: regne med v
Dutch: rekenen v
Finnish: olla jotain mieltä v
Greek: λογαριάζω v
Italian: calcolare v
Japanese: 判断する v
Korean: 간주하다 v
Norwegian: synes v
Polish: przypuścić v przypuszczać
Brazilian Portuguese: calcular vt
European Spanish: opinar v
Swedish: räkna ut v
Thai: คิดว่า พิจารณาว่า ถือว่า v
Turkish: düşünmek v
Vietnamese: nghĩ là v

Well, I'll tell you -- I reckon that's what he was going to pick up in the cocotiers the night he got killed.
Robert Wilson, BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
We reckon you could play this album all the way through without falling off your bike.
NME (New Musical Express) (2005)
The keynote speaker is someone who party elders reckon will be a big part of the Democratic future.
New Zealand Herald (2004)
Mind you, I reckon a few of their clients being led away would have been even more attractive.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)
People think it may have helped me with the swimming - they reckon that being bald helped me to swim faster.
Steel, Elizabeth, Coping With Sudden Hair Loss (1988)