In English language, when can you use the word "reckon", while you talk or write?

Question

Please give some examples.

Answer 1

3 entries found for reckon.
reck·on ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rkn)
v. reck·oned, reck·on·ing, reck·ons
v. tr.
To count or compute: reckon the cost. See Synonyms at calculate.
To consider as being; regard as. See Synonyms at consider.
Informal. To think or assume.

v. intr.
To make a calculation; figure.
To rely with confident expectancy. See Synonyms at rely.
Informal. To think or assume.

Phrasal Verbs:
reckon with
To take into account or deal with: a man to be reckoned with.
reckon without
To fail to consider or deal with; ignore.


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[Middle English reknen, from Old English gerecenian, to recount, arrange. See reg- in Indo-European Roots.]

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reckon

In addition to the idiom beginning with reckon, also see force to be reckoned with.



Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.


reckon

v 1: 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" [syn: think, opine, suppose, imagine, guess] 2: judge to be probable [syn: calculate, estimate, count on, figure, forecast] 3: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: see, consider, view, regard] 4: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, figure] 5: 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" [syn: count, bet, depend, look, calculate] 6: take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" [syn: count]

Answer 2

There are two times when 'reckon' can be used. One is when you are writing or speaking dialect, as in
"I reckon so," he drawled, squinting against the sun as he looked over the field.
The other is when you use it as a verb, meaning to figure. You use dead reckoning when you figure out where you are at sea, or you reckon the number of bushels of grain it will take to fill a boxcar.

Answer 3

You can use it in a dialectal sense, to mean "I suppose" or "I think" for example, "I reckon today will be another hot day."

You can also use "reckon" to in the context "to be reckoned with," usually in the phrase "a force to be reckoned with". The meaning is similar to that of a challenging force, or a contention.

Answer 4

It's generally used as a slang term for "I think". I can't advise on American, but in British English, we would only use this term in an informal setting (when speaking to friends / family) & not in written form at all.
There is a verb "RECKON" which means "TO CALCULATE".
The most popular phrase with the word in is "THE DAY OF RECKONING" which is used as the term for when you die & get judged by 'god'.

Answer 5

To reckon, means to think, ponder, or guess. For instance, sailors used to use what they called "Dead Reckoning" in finding their place on the waters, if they had no compass, map, or astrolabe. Dead Reckoning means to give a best guess answer with little or no information. In modern times, "I reckon" is used to say "I think" or "I guess." For instance, "I reckon I'll go to the store today," or "He will arrive home tomorrow, I reckon" It is used frequently in the South.

Answer 6

I reckon you can use the word.

It may suggest, agreement :
John, do you think it will rain today?
I reckon.

It may suggest recollection:
I reckon Mary-Sue was a real bright girl back in 7th grade.

I reckon you know that Santa Claus isn't real?

I normally associate it with the wagon trains going west (Deadwood, Carnivale - that time frame)

Answer 7

I think that its a slang word for "I think" or "I suppose so". You can use it like:

*I reckon that things'll never get better around here.

*You reckon that she'll ever learn how to behave?

Answer 8

I reckon never.

Answer 9

I reckon that...
Like saying: I think that...

Answer 10

I reckon you can use it either in writing or talkin.