reckoned

Meanings

• verb

  judged or considered to be the case; believed; accepted as true

  - "After careful consideration, we reckon that the new policy will be successful."
  - "Based on the evidence, the jury reckoned the defendant guilty."

• verb

  calculate or estimate (a quantity or sum)

  - "The accountant reckoned the company's profits to be over $1 million."
  - "To reckon with a large debt, you must make a budget and stick to it."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɹɛkənd/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

account , calculate , compute , enumerate , esteem , estimate , number , repute , value

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with reckoned
revenes , heaves , leaves , grieves , thieves , sieves , cleaves , deceives , achieves , grieves , believes , relieves , appeases , appease , seizes , teases , tease , appeals , reveals , appeals , conceives , perceives , conceives , deceives , deceives , deceives , deceives , deceives , deceives , deceives , deceives , deceives , deceives , deceives

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Homophones

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1. wrecked (English) : damaged or destroyed
   

2. wreckage (English) : the remains or debris of a ship or aircraft after it has been wrecked
   

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Variants

List of all variants of reckoned that leads to same result
reckon , reckon with , reckon without , reckoned , reckoned with , reckoned without , reckoning , reckoning with , reckoning without , reckons , reckons with , reckons without , a force to be reckoned with , a man to be reckoned with , a man/woman/person to be reckoned with , a person to be reckoned with , a woman to be reckoned with , force to be reckoned with , dead reckon , dead reckoned , dead reckoning , dead reckonings , dead reckons , reckon on , reckoned on , reckoning on , reckons on , reckon up , reckoned up , reckoning up , reckons up

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Forms

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reckoned (past tense and past participle of the verb reckon)

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Etymology

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Old English reccan; akin to reccan to collect, recollect

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Trivia

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1. The term 'reckon' was first used in Old English around the 13th century.

2. In the Bible, the phrase 'reckon' is used in Romans 12:3: 'For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.'

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Related Concepts

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1. judgment: The ability to make considered decisions or form opinions. In law, a formal decision made by a court or judge.

2. estimation: An approximate calculation or assessment of the value, quantity, or quality of something.

3. calculation: The process of finding the value of an expression or quantity by following a systematic procedure.

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Culture

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In literature, 'reckoned' has been used to convey the idea of careful consideration, estimation, and judgment. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth uses the phrase 'reckon' when she urges her husband to be determined and decisive: 'Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe top-piece / With direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, / Stop up th' access and passage to remorse, / That no compunctious visitings of nature / Shake my fell purpose nor keep peace between / Thy fashioned rage and my despised love.'

How to Memorize "reckoned"

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Justify, Reckon, Calculate, Estimate' or 'JRCE'.

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