to reckon
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- verb
- /ˈrɛkən/
- She reckons that it will take about two hours to finish the project.
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Watch on YouTubeHow many people do you reckon you brought in?
- How many people do you reckon you brought in?
- Oh, how many do you reckon?
- We're we're working, we're working down the and in his career, how much do you reckon Tiger Woods got paid by Nike?
- What percentage of men do you reckon stay at work?
- So how long, how long do you reckon that whole scene lasted for?
- Best we can reckon, and what the Maya themselves today continue to say is that it's the gestation period of human it's nine months.
Examples
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I reckon about $5,000.
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I'm not sure, maybe 50 miles I reckon.
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How many people do you reckon you brought in?
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How much you reckon we could be worth?
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And how many millions do you reckon you went through?
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What percentage of men do you reckon stay at work?
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So how long, how long do you reckon that whole scene lasted for?
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Constantinople in 1100 had a population, we reckon, of 250,000.
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I reckon there are at least fifty participants in the event.
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After counting the attendees, we reckon there are over a hundred people here.
Synonyms
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3.8
To think about something to find an answer
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2.8
To work out an amount using maths or a calculator
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4.0
To calculate numbers, often using a computer or calculator
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2.8
To calculate a number or total from given facts
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To do sums with numbers
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To work out numbers quickly in your head
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To work out calculations with numbers
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Etymology
Reckon comes from an old English word meaning 'to count' or 'to give an account', and it is like the common word count. So to reckon in this sense is to do a calculation or add up numbers.