Kilo Lingo

/ˈrekən/

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Translation

To think or believe that something is true; also to count or work something out.

Word origin

From Old English gerecenian, meaning to explain, arrange, or count up.

Origin
Old English
Root
gerecenian
English cognates
reckoning

Grammar

Verb typeregular (reckon, reckons, reckoned)

Examples

later .

"I reckon" is an informal way to say "I think".

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Here "reckon" means to estimate or work out a number.

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"Do you reckon" asks for an opinion, like "do you think".

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This word is part of lesson 49.