To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty
Parfay, sayst thou, sometime he reckon shall. Chaucer.
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"
If something is reckoned to be a particular figure, it is calculated to be roughly that amount. The star's surface temperature is reckoned to be minus 75 degrees celcius There was a proportion of research, which I reckoned at not more than 30 percent, that was basic research
Pronunciation: 're-k&n Function: Verb Inflected Form(s): reck·oned; reck·on·ing /'re-k&-ni[ng], 'rek-ni[ng] Etymology: Middle English rekenen, from Old English -recenian (as in gerecenian to narrate); akin to Old English reccan Date: 13th century 1 : Count Example: To reckon the days till Christmas 2 : to regard or think of as : Consider 3 : Think, suppose Example: "I reckon I've outlived my time -- Ellen Glasgow"
To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; followed by an objective clause; as, I reckon he won't try that again
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"
The calculation of a ship's position, either from astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, in the latter case called dead reckoning (see under Dead); also used for dead reckoning in contradistinction to observation
Period of time dividing major eras in the history of Ayreth The First Reckoning starts with the Soulgift and the Godswar The Third Reckoning is defined by the Magewars The Forth Reckoning is marked by the Dark Sun Wars The current era of the companions is the Fifth Reckoning
Someone's reckoning is a calculation they make about something, especially a calculation that is not very exact. By my reckoning we were seven or eight kilometres from Borj Mechaab