reckon with

reck·on with

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rek-uh n with, with]
- /ˈrɛk ən wɪθ, wɪð/
- /ˈrekən wɪð/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rek-uh n with, with]
- /ˈrɛk ən wɪθ, wɪð/

Definitions of reckon with words

verb with object reckon with to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount. 1
verb with object reckon with to esteem or consider; regard as: to be reckoned an authority in the field. 1
verb with object reckon with Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to think or suppose. 1
verb without object reckon with to count; make a computation or calculation. 1
verb without object reckon with to settle accounts, as with a person (often followed by up). 1
verb without object reckon with to count, depend, or rely, as in expectation (often followed by on). 1

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Origin of reckon with

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English rekenen, Old English gerecenian (attested once) to report, pay; cognate with German rechnen to compute

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Parts of speech for Reckon with

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Reckon with

reckon with popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for reckon with

verb reckon with

allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
chew over — If you chew something over, you keep thinking about it.
consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
deal with — When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.

All 7 Synonyms of reckon with