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reckon

S2 W2

BrE /ˈrek.ən/ AmE /ˈrek.ən/

verb en → es

past reckoned pp reckoned ing reckoning

1 THINK/OPINE [transitive] B1

to think or believe something, especially when you are not completely sure about it

pensar, creer, suponer

  • reckon that

Collocations reckon on something · reckon with somebody/something

  • I reckon it will take about an hour.

    Supongo que tomará unas horas.

2 CALCULATE [transitive] B1

to calculate or estimate something, especially a number or amount

calcular, estimar, presuponer

  • reckon that

Collocations reckon on something · reckon with somebody/something

  • We reckon the cost at around $50,000.

    Calculamos el costo en unos 50,000 dólares.

3 EXPECT [transitive] B1

to expect something to happen or think that it will probably happen

esperar, prever, suponer

  • reckon on somebody/something

Collocations reckon on something · reckon with somebody/something

  • We reckon we'll be there by 5.

    Suponemos que estaremos allí a las cinco.

4 ACCOUNT [transitive] B2

to include something when you are calculating or estimating something else

tener en cuenta, considerar, suponer

  • reckon with somebody/something

Collocations reckon on something · reckon with somebody/something

  • We need to reckon with the possibility of a delay.

    Necesitamos tener en cuenta la posibilidad de un retraso.

Phrasal verbs

reckon on EXPECT B1

esperar, contar con

  • We can't reckon on him turning up.

    No podemos contar con que él llegue.

reckon with ACCOUNT B2

tener en cuenta, enfrentarse a

  • We have to reckon with the fact that he won't come.

    Tenemos que tener en cuenta el hecho de que él no vendrá.

Idioms

reckon without B2

no contar con, no tener en cuenta

  • They reckoned without the difficulty of finding a place to live.

    No contaron con la dificultad de encontrar un lugar donde vivir.

reckon on one's luck C1

confiar en la suerte, contar con la suerte

  • We can't reckon on our luck to get us out of this situation.

    No podemos confiar en nuestra suerte para salir de esta situación.

reckon with the consequences C1

tener que enfrentarse a las consecuencias, tener en cuenta las consecuencias

  • They will have to reckon with the consequences of their actions.

    Tendrán que enfrentarse a las consecuencias de sus acciones.