reckon – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of reckon

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to reckon
Participle: reckoned
Gerund: reckoning

Cognates

See the 7 cognates of reckon

Indicative

Present

Ireckon
youreckon
he;she;itreckons
wereckon
youreckon
theyreckon

Perfect

Ihave reckoned
youhave reckoned
he;she;ithas reckoned
wehave reckoned
youhave reckoned
theyhave reckoned

Past

Ireckoned
youreckoned
he;she;itreckoned
wereckoned
youreckoned
theyreckoned

Pluperfect

Ihad reckoned
youhad reckoned
he;she;ithad reckoned
wehad reckoned
youhad reckoned
theyhad reckoned

Future

Iwill reckon
youwill reckon
he;she;itwill reckon
wewill reckon
youwill reckon
theywill reckon

Future Perfect

Iwill have reckoned
youwill have reckoned
he;she;itwill have reckoned
wewill have reckoned
youwill have reckoned
theywill have reckoned

Subjunctive

Present

Ireckon
youreckon
he;she;itreckon
wereckon
youreckon
theyreckon

Perfect

Ihave reckoned
youhave reckoned
he;she;ithave reckoned
wehave reckoned
youhave reckoned
theyhave reckoned

Imperfect

Ireckoned
youreckoned
he;she;itreckoned
wereckoned
youreckoned
theyreckoned

Pluperfect

Ihad reckoned
youhad reckoned
he;she;ithad reckoned
wehad reckoned
youhad reckoned
theyhad reckoned

Conditional

Present

Iwould reckon
youwould reckon
he;she;itwould reckon
wewould reckon
youwould reckon
theywould reckon

Perfect

Iwould have reckoned
youwould have reckoned
he;she;itwould have reckoned
wewould have reckoned
youwould have reckoned
theywould have reckoned

Imperative

youreckon
weLet's reckon
youreckon

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam reckoning
youare reckoning
he;she;itis reckoning
weare reckoning
youare reckoning
theyare reckoning

Perfect

Ihave been reckoning
youhave been reckoning
he;she;ithas been reckoning
wehave been reckoning
youhave been reckoning
theyhave been reckoning

Past

Iwas reckoning
youwere reckoning
he;she;itwas reckoning
wewere reckoning
youwere reckoning
theywere reckoning

Pluperfect

Ihad been reckoning
youhad been reckoning
he;she;ithad been reckoning
wehad been reckoning
youhad been reckoning
theyhad been reckoning

Future

Iwill be reckoning
youwill be reckoning
he;she;itwill be reckoning
wewill be reckoning
youwill be reckoning
theywill be reckoning

Future Perfect

Iwill have been reckoning
youwill have been reckoning
he;she;itwill have been reckoning
wewill have been reckoning
youwill have been reckoning
theywill have been reckoning

Conditional

Present

Iwould be reckoning
youwould be reckoning
he;she;itwould be reckoning
wewould be reckoning
youwould be reckoning
theywould be reckoning

Perfect

Iwould have been reckoning
youwould have been reckoning
he;she;itwould have been reckoning
wewould have been reckoning
youwould have been reckoning
theywould have been reckoning

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'reckon'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'reckon'

beckon, recon, decon, gecko, reason, recan, reck, reclog, reclone, recoin,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to deem something true without verification or proof
arread, assume, conject, conjecture, daresay, dope, go out on a limb, guess, guesstimate, hypothesize, imagine, infer, overhope, posit, postulate, presume, speculate, suppose, suspect, take a stab at, take something as read, ween
to determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process
calculate, cipher, compute, supputate, suppute, work out
calculate
compute, estimate, deem, evaluate, judge, enumerate, account, consider

Antonyms

calculate
miscalculate, guess, chance, risk

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. gerecenian "to recount, relate," from W.Gmc. *(ga)rekenojanan (cf. O.Fris. rekenia, M.L.G. rekenen, O.H.G. rehhanon, Ger. rechnen, Goth. rahnjan "to count, reckon"), from P.Gmc. *rakinaz "ready, straightforward," from PIE *reg- "to move in a straight line." I reckon, used parenthetically, is now dialectal (Southern U.S.), but dates from 1603 and formerly was in literary use (Richardson, etc.). Reckoning is recorded from c.1300.
2. From Middle English rekenen, from Old English recenian (“to pay; arrange, dispose, reckon”) and ġerecenian (“to explain, recount, relate”); both from Proto-West Germanic *rekanōn (“to count, explain”), from Proto-West Germanic *rekan (“swift, ready, prompt”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to make straight or right”).
3. Cognate with Scots rekkin (“to enumerate, mention, narrate, rehearse, count, calculate, compute”), Saterland Frisian reekenje (“to calculate, figure, reckon”), West Frisian rekkenje (“to account, tally, calculate, figure”), Dutch rekenen (“to count, calculate, reckon, charge”), German Low German reken (“to reckon”), German rechnen (“to count, reckon, calculate”), Danish regne (“to calculate”), Swedish räkna (“to count, calculate, reckon”), Norwegian Nynorsk rekna (“to calculate”), Icelandic reikna (“to calculate”), Latin rectus (“straight, right”). See also reck, reach. See: Old English 'recenian', Frisian, Saterlandic 'reekenje', Dutch 'rekenen', German, old spelling 'rechnen', Danish 'regne', Swedish 'räkna', Norwegian, nynorsk 'rekna', Icelandic 'reikna'.

Verbs referencing "reckon"

German, old spelling rechnen, Luxembourgish rechnen, Low Saxon reken, Swedish räkna.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] ‘Yes ? ’ again (still interrogatively ), and it is quite evident, do n't believe it. After a long pause he remarks, partly to you, and partly to the knob on the top of his stick, that ‘Yankees are reckoned to be considerable of a go-ahead people too; ’ upon which you say ‘Yes, ’ and then he says ‘Yes ’ again (affirmatively this time ); and upon your looking out of window, tells you that [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Come, now, Loker, none of your huffs, ” said Marks, licking his lips; “ you see, Mr. Haley ’ s a puttin ’ us in a way of a good job, I reckon; just hold still—these yer arrangements is my forte. This yer gal, Mr. Haley, how is she ? what is she ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] ago. Mebbe he can't help himself now, but I feel it's wrong. Nothing can't beat that ar out o ’ me. Sich a faithful crittur as ye 've been,—and allers sot his business ’ fore yer own every way,—and reckoned on him more than yer own wife and chil’en ! Them as sells heart's love and heart's blood, to get out thar scrapes, de Lord'll be up to ’ em ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Well, I reckon, ” was the reply of the other, as he dodged, with some alarm, the threatening honor. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ And that ar an't the worst on ’ t, ” said John; “ mabbee it won't go down with the Lord, neither, when ye come to settle with Him, one o ’ these days, as all on us must, I reckon. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ If I make pretty handsomely on one or two next gangs, ” he thought, “ I reckon I'll stop off this yer; it's really getting dangerous. ” And he took out his pocket-book, and began adding over his accounts,—a process which many gentlemen besides Mr. Haley have found a specific [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Why, I reckon she _is_ tol’able fair, ” said Haley, blowing the smoke out of his mouth. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • STRAW HAT. (To the stout gentleman in the rocking-chair. ) I reckon that 's Judge Jefferson, a n't it ? (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Marks, ” said Tom, feebly, “ is that you, Marks ? ” “ No; I reckon ’ tan't friend, ” said Phineas. “ Much Marks cares for thee, if his own skin's safe. He's off, long ago. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] old Grandmam Stephens there,—Dorcas, they call her,—she's most an amazin ’ nurse. She takes to nursing real natural, and an't never better suited than when she gets a sick body to tend. We may reckon on turning him over to her for a fortnight or so. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)