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reck⋅on

  [rek-uhn]
Use reckon with in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
2. to esteem or consider; regard as: to be reckoned an authority in the field.
3. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to think or suppose.
–verb (used without object)
4. to count; make a computation or calculation.
5. to settle accounts, as with a person (often fol. by up).
6. to count, depend, or rely, as in expectation (often fol. by on).
7. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to think or suppose.
—Verb phrase
8. reckon with,
a. to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: He hadn't reckoned with so many obstacles.
b. to deal with: I have to reckon with many problems every day.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME rekenen, OE gerecenian (attested once) to report, pay; c. G rechnen to compute

Related forms:
reck⋅on⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. enumerate. 2. account, deem, estimate, judge.
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reck·on   (rěk'ən)   
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.

  1. To make a calculation; figure.

  2. To rely with confident expectancy. See Synonyms at rely.

  3. Informal To think or assume.

Phrasal Verb(s):
reckon withTo take into account or deal with: a man to be reckoned with.
reckon withoutTo fail to consider or deal with; ignore.

[Middle English reknen, from Old English gerecenian, to recount, arrange; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

reckon 
O.E. gerecenian "to recount, relate," from W.Gmc. *(ga)rekenojanan (cf. O.Fris. rekenia, M.L.G. rekenen, O.H.G. rehhanon, Ger. rechnen, Goth. rahnjan "to count, reckon"), from P.Gmc. *rakinaz "ready, straightforward," from PIE *reg- "to move in a straight line." I reckon, used parenthetically, is now dialectal (Southern U.S.), but dates from 1603 and formerly was in literary use (Richardson, etc.). Reckoning is recorded from c.1300.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

reckon with

  1. Take into account, be prepared for, as in The third-party movement is a force to be reckoned with during the primaries. This usage was first recorded in 1885.

  2. Deal with, as in Your lost wallet isn't the only problem we have to reckon with. Also see take into account.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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