reckon

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♦ reck|on /r'ekən/ (reckons reckoning reckoned)
1 [VERB] V that
If you reckon that something is true, you think that it is true. (INFORMAL)
Toni reckoned that it must be about three o'clock...
= think
2 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed to-inf, be V-ed at n
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 Celsius...
There was a proportion of research, which I reckoned at not more than 30 percent, that was basic research.reckon on
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n/-ing (not pron)
If you reckon on something, you feel certain that it will happen and are therefore prepared for it.
They are typical of couples who plan a family without reckoning on the small fortune it will cost...reckon with
1 [PHRASAL VERB] with brd-neg, V P n
If you say that you had not reckoned with something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it.
Giles had not reckoned with the strength of Sally's feelings for him.
= bargain for, bargain on
2 [PHRASE] n PHR
If you say that there is someone or something to be reckoned with, you mean that they must be dealt with and it will be difficult.
This act was a signal to his victim's friends that he was someone to be reckoned with...

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