reckon

Definition

  • verb: to think or suppose (something)
  • verb: to determine by reference to a fixed basis
  • usually used as '(be) reckoned'
  • synonyms: count, estimate, enumerate

Examples

  • Anyone who tries to change the system will have to 'reckon with' me. = Anyone who tries to change the system will have me to 'reckon with'. [=I will oppose/fight anyone who tries to change the system]

  • She 'was reckoned' [='considered'] to be among the group's leaders. = She 'was reckoned' as one of the group's leaders.

  • When he won his first three matches, the other players realized that he was 'a force/man to be reckoned with'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) l saw her taking her trousers down, and l definitely glimpsed some cellulite down there. Good decision, yeah. All actresses are as mad as snakes. - Tones, what do you reckon ? - Never met her, never want to. - Brilliant. Max ? - Absolutely. Never trust a vegetarian. Great. Thanks. Brilliant. (..)
    1999 Notting Hill