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reckons

/ˈrɛkənz/

Meanings
verb
To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

Examples :

"The cashier reckons the total cost of your groceries to be $25.50. "
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verb
To reckon with something or somebody or not, i.e to reckon without something or somebody: to take into account, deal with, consider or not, i.e. to misjudge, ignore, not take into account, not deal with, not consider or fail to consider; e.g. reckon without one's host

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "He reckons on finishing his homework before dinner, but he hasn't accounted for his friends calling to play." "
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Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration computation

computation noun

/ˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃən/ /ˌkɒmpjəˈteɪʃən/

The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.

"The computation of the total cost for the family vacation involved adding up the airfare, hotel expenses, and rental car fees. "

Illustration enumeration

enumeration noun

/ɪˌnuːməˈreɪʃən/ /iˌnjuːməˈreɪʃən/

The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.

"The teacher asked for a quick enumeration of the students present before starting the lesson. "

Illustration enumerate

enumerate verb

/ɪˈnjuː.məˌɹeɪt/ /ɪˈn(j)u.məˌɹeɪt/

To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.

"The teacher asked the students to enumerate the steps of the scientific method, listing each one in order from first to last. "

Illustration objective

objective noun

/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/

A material object that physically exists.

"The objective of the science experiment was the smooth, grey rock. "

Illustration estimation

estimation noun

/ɛstɪˈmeɪʃən/

The process of making an estimate.

"The construction worker gave us a free estimation of how much it would cost to repair our roof. "

Illustration calculate

calculate verb

/ˈkælkjəleɪt/

To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.

"Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places."

Illustration groceries

groceries noun

/ˈɡɹəʊs(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈɡɹoʊsəɹiz/

The commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

"She carried a sack of groceries in from her car and placed it on the kitchen table."

Illustration accounting

accounting verb

/ə.ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/

To provide explanation.

"The teacher asked the students to account for their absences, explaining the reasons. "

Illustration balancing

balancing verb

/ˈbælənˌsɪŋ/ /ˈbælənsɪŋ/

To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.

"The baker was carefully balancing the scale by adding small weights until both sides were equal. "

Illustration attribute

attribute noun

/ˈætrɪbjuːt/ /əˈtrɪbjuːt/

A characteristic or quality of a thing.

"His finest attribute is his kindness."

Illustration participate

participate verb

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).

"My brother will participate in the school's fundraising walk. "