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Word: Reckon
Speech Type: Verb
Old English (ge)recenian ‘recount, relate’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rekenen and German rechnen ‘to count (up)’. Early senses included ‘give an account of items received’ and ‘mention things in order’, which gave rise to the notion of ‘calculation’ and hence of ‘being of an opinion’
ˈrɛk(ə)n
establish by calculation
Short Definition:establish by calculation
Examples:- his debts were reckoned at £300,000
- the Byzantine year was reckoned from 1 September
consider or regard in a specified way
Short Definition:consider or regard in specified way
Examples:- the event was reckoned a failure
- these prisoners are reckoned to be the most dangerous
be of the opinion
Short Definition:be of opinion
Examples:- he reckons that the army should pull out entirely
- I reckon I can manage that
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