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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.]
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