verb · C1

Reckon

REK-uh-n/ˈrekən/

To reckon is to calculate or consider (formal); informal UK “I reckon” means “I think” and is too chatty for methods. Calculate is the close twin; guess sits opposite. “Some disruption” is not a count.

Meaning

To calculate or consider (formal); informal UK also “I think”.

Examples

“Reckon the night absences as a number; “some disruption” is not a count.”
“Calculate is the close twin. Consider is the other formal sense. Skip slang I reckon in the paper. Disruption is a story. A tally is methods. Write the tally; leave the idiom for the pub.”

Good to know

Calculate / consider (not slang “I think”). Close: calculate. “Some disruption” ≠ a number.

Near in meaning

calculate

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