reckon on

verb

To count on or depend (on).

“I didn't reckon on him having a gun.”

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Meanings

verbreckon on (third-person singular simple present reckons on, present participle reckoning on, simple past and past participle reckoned on)

present singular third person reckons on · participle present reckoning on · participle past reckoned on · past reckoned on · alternative reckon upon

  1. To count on or depend (on).

    I reckoned on my pension being enough.

  2. To plan on; to expect.

    I didn't reckon on him having a gun.

    1 more example

    Three local yobs have also joined, but they have not reckoned on a redoubtable Conductor and two local revenue protection officers who soon escort them off the train!

    2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 57

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

reckon on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reckon%20on

MLA

“reckon on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reckon%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reckon on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reckon%20on.

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