reck·on (r k  n)v. reck·oned, reck·on·ing, reck·ons v.tr. 1. To count or compute: reckon the cost. See Synonyms at calculate. 2. To consider as being; regard as. See Synonyms at consider. 3. Informal To think or assume. v.intr. Phrasal Verbs: 1. To make a calculation; figure. 2. To rely with confident expectancy. See Synonyms at rely. 3. Informal To think or assume. reckon with To take into account or deal with: a man to be reckoned with. reckon without To fail to consider or deal with; ignore. [Middle English reknen, from Old English gerecenian, to recount, arrange; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] |
reckon [ˈrɛkən]
vb
1. to calculate or ascertain by calculating; compute
2. (tr) to include; count as part of a set or class I reckon her with the angels
3. (usually passive) to consider or regard he is reckoned clever
4. (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
5. (intr; foll by with) to settle accounts (with)
6. (intr; foll by with or without) to take into account or fail to take into account the bully reckoned without John's big brother
7. (intr; foll by on or upon) to rely or depend I reckon on your support in this crisis
8. (tr) Slang to regard as good I don't reckon your chances of success
9. (tr) Informal to have a high opinion of she was sensitive to bad reviews, even from people she did not reckon
to be reckoned with of considerable importance or influence
[Old English (ge)recenian recount; related to Old Frisian rekenia, Old High German rehhanón to count]
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| Verb | 1. | reckon - expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks" |
| 2. | reckon - judge to be probable pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" take into account, allow - allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" | |
| 3. | reckon - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" expect - consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" receive - regard favorably or with disapproval; "Her new collection of poems was not well received" construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" reconsider - consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?" reconsider - consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it include - consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits" think, believe, conceive, consider - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" consider - regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family" call - consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful" like - feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?" relativise, relativize - consider or treat as relative identify - consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees" abstract - consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically reify - consider an abstract concept to be real deem, take for, view as, hold - keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" esteem, respect, value, prise, prize - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" disesteem, disrespect - have little or no respect for; hold in contempt make - consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" capitalise, capitalize - consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses | |
| 4. | reckon - make a mathematical calculation or computation math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason" quantise, quantize - apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor; "Quantize gravity" work out - be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000" extract - calculate the root of a number process - perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech" prorate - divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month" miscalculate, misestimate - calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding" recalculate - calculate anew; "The costs had to be recalculated" average out, average - compute the average of add together, add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" multiply - combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" interpolate, extrapolate - estimate the value of differentiate - calculate a derivative; take the derivative integrate - calculate the integral of; calculate by integration survey - plot a map of (land) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" budget - make a budget capitalise, capitalize - compute the present value of a business or an income | |
| 5. | reckon - have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" | |
| 6. | reckon - take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" |
reckon
verb
1. (Informal) think, believe, suppose, imagine, assume, guess (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), fancy, conjecture, surmise, be of the opinion He reckoned he was still fond of her.
2. consider, hold, rate, account, judge, think of, regard, estimate, count, calculate, evaluate, esteem, deem, gauge, look upon, appraise The sale has been held up because the price is reckoned to be too high.
3. expect, hope, anticipate Police officers on the case are reckoning to charge someone very shortly.
4. count, figure, total, calculate, compute, add up, tally, number, enumerate The 'normal' by-election swing against a government is reckoned at about 5 per cent.
reckon on or upon something rely on, count on, bank on, depend on, hope for, calculate, trust in, take for granted He reckons on being world heavyweight champion.
reckon with something or someone (usually in negative construction) take into account, expect, plan for, anticipate, be prepared for, bear in mind, foresee, bargain for, take cognizance of He had not reckoned with the strength of her feelings for him.
reckon without something or someone overlook, ignore, disregard, fail to notice, fail to take account of, fail to anticipate He reckoned without the strength of his girlfriend.
to be reckoned with powerful, important, strong, significant, considerable, influential, weighty, consequential This act was a signal that he was someone to be reckoned with.
Translations
reckon [ˈrekən]
A. VT
1. (= calculate) → calcular
prices are reckoned to be about 2% up on last year → se calcula que los precios han subido en un 2% comparados con respecto al año pasado
prices are reckoned to be about 2% up on last year → se calcula que los precios han subido en un 2% comparados con respecto al año pasado
2. (= consider) → considerar
he is reckoned to be Spain's top conductor → está considerado como el mejor director de orquesta de España
he is reckoned to be Spain's top conductor → está considerado como el mejor director de orquesta de España
3. (= think) → creer
she'll come, I reckon → creo or me parece que vendrá, se me hace que vendrá(Mex)
you reckon? → ¿tú crees?, ¿te parece a ti?
I reckon so → eso creo, creo or me parece que sí
I reckon he must be about 40 → calculo que debe estar rondando los 40
what do you reckon our chances are? → ¿qué posibilidades crees or te parece que tenemos?
she'll come, I reckon → creo or me parece que vendrá, se me hace que vendrá(Mex)
you reckon? → ¿tú crees?, ¿te parece a ti?
I reckon so → eso creo, creo or me parece que sí
I reckon he must be about 40 → calculo que debe estar rondando los 40
what do you reckon our chances are? → ¿qué posibilidades crees or te parece que tenemos?
4. (= plan, expect) to reckon to do sth → contar con poder hacer algo, esperar poder hacer algo
they reckon to sell most of them abroad → cuentan con or esperan poder vender la mayoría en el extranjero
they reckon to sell most of them abroad → cuentan con or esperan poder vender la mayoría en el extranjero
reckon in VT + ADV → tener en cuenta, incluir
reckon on VI + PREP → contar con
you can reckon on 30 people → puedes contar con 30 personas
to reckon on (sth/sb) doing sth: I'd reckoned on doing that tomorrow → había contado con(que iba a)hacer eso mañana
I hadn't reckoned on the police arriving → no había contado con que llegara la policía
you can reckon on 30 people → puedes contar con 30 personas
to reckon on (sth/sb) doing sth: I'd reckoned on doing that tomorrow → había contado con(que iba a)hacer eso mañana
I hadn't reckoned on the police arriving → no había contado con que llegara la policía
reckon up VT + ADV (= calculate, add up) → calcular
reckon with VI + PREP
1. (= take into account) → contar con, tener en cuenta
there were factors we had not reckoned with → había factores con los que no habíamos contado, había factores que no habíamos tenido en cuenta
we hadn't reckoned with having to walk → no habíamos contado con tener que ir a pie
see also force A3
there were factors we had not reckoned with → había factores con los que no habíamos contado, había factores que no habíamos tenido en cuenta
we hadn't reckoned with having to walk → no habíamos contado con tener que ir a pie
see also force A3
2. (= contend with) → vérselas con
if you offend him you'll have the whole family to reckon with → si le ofendes tendrás que vértelas con toda la familia
if you offend him you'll have the whole family to reckon with → si le ofendes tendrás que vértelas con toda la familia
reckon without VI + PREP → no contar con, no tener en cuenta
I had reckoned without her brother → no había contado con or tenido en cuenta a su hermano
I had reckoned without her brother → no había contado con or tenido en cuenta a su hermano
reckon [ˈrɛkən]
vt
(= estimate) [+ amount] → estimer
The amount was reckoned at 140 billion dollars → La somme a été estimée à 140 milliards de dollars.
to reckon sb/sth to be sth → estimer que qn/qch est qch
About 40 per cent of the country is reckoned to be illiterate → On estime qu'environ 40 pour cent de la population du pays est analphabète.
The amount was reckoned at 140 billion dollars → La somme a été estimée à 140 milliards de dollars.
to reckon sb/sth to be sth → estimer que qn/qch est qch
About 40 per cent of the country is reckoned to be illiterate → On estime qu'environ 40 pour cent de la population du pays est analphabète.
(= consider) → considérer, estimer
This album is generally reckoned to be one of his best → Cet album est considéré comme l'une de ses meilleures œuvres.
This album is generally reckoned to be one of his best → Cet album est considéré comme l'une de ses meilleures œuvres.
(= think) → penser
What do you reckon? → Qu'est-ce que tu en penses?
to reckon (that) ... → penser que ...
What do you reckon? → Qu'est-ce que tu en penses?
to reckon (that) ... → penser que ...
vi (= calculate) → calculer, compter
They had not reckoned on such a fight → Ils ne s'attendaient pas à une telle lutte.
to reckon on doing sth → compter faire qch
a force to be reckoned with
He is a force to be reckoned with → Il ne faut pas le sous-estimer.
reckon on
vt fus → compter sur, s'attendre àThey had not reckoned on such a fight → Ils ne s'attendaient pas à une telle lutte.
to reckon on doing sth → compter faire qch
reckon with
vt fus (= take into account) → tenir compte dea force to be reckoned with
He is a force to be reckoned with → Il ne faut pas le sous-estimer.
reckon without
vt fus → ne pas tenir compte dereckon
vt
(= calculate) time, numbers, points, costs, area → ausrechnen, berechnen; he reckoned the cost to be £40.51 → er berechnete die Kosten auf £ 40,51
(= judge) → rechnen, zählen (among zu); she is reckoned (to be) a beautiful woman → sie gilt als schöne Frau
(= think, suppose) → glauben; (= estimate) → schätzen; what do you reckon? → was meinen Sie?; I reckon we can start → ich glaube, wir können anfangen; I reckon he must be about forty → ich schätze, er müsste so um die vierzig sein; he reckons himself to be one of the best … → er hält sich für einen der besten …
reckon [ˈrɛk/ən]
reckon [ˈrɛk/ən]
1. vt (calculate) → calcolare; (believe) → pensare, credere; (judge) → considerare, stimare
I reckon him to be one of the best → lo considero uno dei migliori, per me è uno dei migliori
I reckon (that) we'll be late → prevedo che saremo in ritardo
I reckon him to be one of the best → lo considero uno dei migliori, per me è uno dei migliori
I reckon (that) we'll be late → prevedo che saremo in ritardo
2. vi → contare, calcolare
to reckon with sb → fare i conti con qn
he is somebody to be reckoned with → è uno da non sottovalutare
to reckon without sb/sth → non tener conto di qn/qc
to reckon without doing sth → non calcolare di fare qc
to reckon with sb → fare i conti con qn
he is somebody to be reckoned with → è uno da non sottovalutare
to reckon without sb/sth → non tener conto di qn/qc
to reckon without doing sth → non calcolare di fare qc
reckon on vi + prep (bank on) → contare su; (expect) → prevedere
to reckon on doing sth → far conto di fare qc
to reckon on doing sth → far conto di fare qc
reckon [ˈrɛk/ən]
1. vt (calculate) → calcolare; (believe) → pensare, credere; (judge) → considerare, stimare
I reckon him to be one of the best → lo considero uno dei migliori, per me è uno dei migliori
I reckon (that) we'll be late → prevedo che saremo in ritardo
I reckon him to be one of the best → lo considero uno dei migliori, per me è uno dei migliori
I reckon (that) we'll be late → prevedo che saremo in ritardo
2. vi → contare, calcolare
to reckon with sb → fare i conti con qn
he is somebody to be reckoned with → è uno da non sottovalutare
to reckon without sb/sth → non tener conto di qn/qc
to reckon without doing sth → non calcolare di fare qc
to reckon with sb → fare i conti con qn
he is somebody to be reckoned with → è uno da non sottovalutare
to reckon without sb/sth → non tener conto di qn/qc
to reckon without doing sth → non calcolare di fare qc
reckon on vi + prep (bank on) → contare su; (expect) → prevedere
to reckon on doing sth → far conto di fare qc
to reckon on doing sth → far conto di fare qc
v reckon [ˈrekən]
1 to consider He is reckoned (to be / as / as being) the best pianist in Britain. beskou يَحْسِب، يَعْتَبِر смятам považovat anse for betrachten θεωρώ considerar pidama به حسا ب آوردن pitää jonakin considérer לְהֵיחָשֵב गिनना smatrati tekint vminek, vmilyennek menganggap álíta, telja considerare ～とみなす 평가하다 laikyti uzskatīt dikenali beschouwen regne for å være uważać considerar a considera считать považovať veljati za smatrati räkna, anse คิด (öyle) düşünmek, ... gözü ile bakmak 認為是 вважати за شمار میں لانا cho là 认为是
2 (especially American) to think; to have decided; to intend Do you reckon we'll succeed?; Is he reckoning on coming? dink يُفَكِّر мисля myslet regne med; satse på meinen νομίζω, λογαριάζω pensar arvama, kavatsema گمان کردن؛ فکر کردن arvella penser לַחשוֹב, לְשַעֵר सोचना और तय करना ocijeniti, prosuditi gondol berpikir gera ráð fyrir pensare 思う 생각하다 manyti, ketinti domāt; paredzēt; plānot fikir denken tro, regne med, gå ut fra uważać, liczyć contar (com) a crede; a intenţiona полагать myslieť misliti razmišljati anta, förmoda, räkna med พิจารณาว่า sanmak, tahmin etmek （尤指美國）想，決定好，打算 гадати; розраховувати توقع رکھنا nghĩ; định 想，决定
n reckoning
1 calculation; counting By my reckoning, we must be about eight kilometres from the town. berekening حِساب، تَقْدير сметка propočet beregning die Berechnung υπολογισμός, λογαριασμός cálculo arvestus محاسبه؛ براورد laskelma calcul חִישוּב गिनती, गणना, संगणता sračunati, izračunati (ki)számítás perhitungan útreikningur calcolo 計算 계산 (ap)skaičiavimas []rēķins kiraan berekening beregning, regnskap rachuba cálculo socoteală счёт výpočet ocenitev mišljenje beräkning คำนวณ hesap(lama) 計算 розрахунок, обчислення حساب sự tính toán 计算
2 the settling of debts etc. verrekening حِساب الدُّيون أو المَصْروفات разплащане účet opgørelse die Abrechnung εκκαθάριση χρέους κτλ. ajuste de cuentas arveteõiendamine تسویه حساب tilinteko règlement לְהִתחַשבֵּן कर्जअदायगी obračunavanje leszámolás penyelesaian utang uppgjör (resa dei conti) 清算 갚음 atpildas, atsiskaitymas norēķins; norēķināšanās melangsaikan afrekening oppgjør rozrachunek ajuste de contas lichidare расплата účet poravnava proračun räkenskap, vidräkning จ่ายหนี้ hesap görme 結算 розрахунок حساب فہمی sự thanh toán 结算
day of reckoning
the time when one has to pay for, or be punished for, one's mistakes, crimes etc. oordeelsdag يَوْم الحِساب ден на разплата den odplaty regnskabets time Tag der Abrechnung η ημέρα που θα δώσω λογαριασμό για τις πράξεις μου el día del juicio final tasumise tund روز رسیدگی tilinteon hetki le jour du Jugement יוֹם הַדִין दंड भुगमने का समय dan obračuna a leszámolás napja hari perhitungan skuldadagar; dómsdagur (giorno del Giudizio) 清算の時 결산일, 심판일 atpildo diena atmaksas diena/stunda hari perhitungan dag der vergelding regnskapets time/dag dzień zapłaty dia do juízo ziua judecăţii час расплаты deň odplaty sodni dan dan obračuna räkenskapens dag เวลาที่จะต้องจ่ายค่าปรับ kıyamet günü 借款結算日，審判日 День Страшного Суду سزا کا دن ngày tính sổ; ngày đền tội 清算日
reckon on
to depend on or expect I was reckoning on meeting him tonight. daarop hoop يَعْتَمِد على очаквам počítat s, spoléhat satse på; forvente zählen auf υπολογίζω, λογαριάζω contar con arvestama, lootma روی چیزی یا کسی حساب کردن laskea jnk varaan s'attendre à לִסמוֹך पर विश्वास करना, पर निर्भर होना računati sa, uzdati se u számít vkire, vmire mengharapkan treysta á, reikna með contare su あてにする 의지하다, 기대하다 tikėtis paļauties; rēķināties ar berharap rekenen op regne med liczyć contar com a se aştepta (să); a se bizui (pe) рассчитывать počítať s, spoliehať sa (na) računati (s čim) tačunati na räkna med คาดหวัง ummak, beklemek 指望 розраховувати на توقع رکھنا dựa vào 指望
reckon up
to count or calculate to reckon up the total cost. optel يَحْسِب، يُقَدِّر пресмятам spočítat, sečíst beregne zusammenzählen υπολογίζω, αθροίζω calcular (kokku) arvutama ارزیابی کردن laskea calculer לְחַשֵב गिनती करना, गिनना sračunati, izračunati összeszámol menghitung reikna út calcolare 計算する 합계하다 (ap)skaičiuoti saskaitīt; aprēķināt kira uitrekenen regne sammen, summere podliczyć calcular a calcula подсчитывать spočítať izračunati uračunati räkna ihop, summera นับ hesaplamak 計算 підраховувати, підсумовувати حساب کتاب کرنا tính toán 合计
reckon with
to be prepared for; to take into consideration I didn't reckon with all these problems; He's a man to be reckoned with (= a powerful man). om voor voorbereid te wees يَحْسِب حِساب، يَسْتَعِد لِ، يأخُذ بِعَيْن الإعْتِبار отчитам počítat s regne med rechnen mit λαμβάνω υπόψη, λογαριάζω contar con (millekski) valmis olema به حساب آوردن؛ حساب چیزی را کردن varautua tenir compte לְהִתחַשֵב का सामना करना, का ध्यान रखना, का हिसाब चुकाना uzeti u obzir számít vmire, vkire, számol vmivel, vkivel memperhitungkan taka með í reikninginn tenere conto di ～を考慮に入れる …을 고려에 넣다 paisyti, skaitytis su rēķināties; ņemt vērā bersedia rekening houden met ta med i betraktning, regne med liczyć się z contar com a lua în considerare принимать во внимание počítať s računati (s čim) biti spreman räkna med เตรียมหรือพิจารณา hesaplaşmak; hesaba katmak 考慮到，正視 брати до уваги آمادہ ہونا xem xét kỹ lưỡng 认真对待，考虑
reckon → يُصَفِي حساباً myslet (si) regne med meinen λογαριάζω opinar olla jotain mieltä penser misliti calcolare 判断する 간주하다 rekenen synes przypuścić pensar считать räkna ut คิดว่า พิจารณาว่า ถือว่า düşünmek nghĩ là 猜想
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