"Reckoning" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Reckoning refers to the act of calculating or estimating the cost, value, or amount of something, often in order to determine its importance or significance. It can also imply a sense of accountability or punishment for one's actions.
For example: "The company's financial reckoning will come soon, and it will be held accountable for the damages it caused."
The act of repeating or reciting words or text from memory, often in a formal or ritualistic manner.
Calculations or estimates, often rough or tentative, of the consequences of an action or situation.<br><br>Example: The team made various reckonings of the damage caused by the storm.<br><br>Synonyms: calculations, estimates, appraisals, assessments, evaluations.<br><br>Antonyms: deliberations (though this word may imply a more thoughtful or careful consideration), appraisals (if referring to a thorough or official assessment).
To reckon is a verb that has several related meanings. Here are a few:<br><br>1. To estimate or judge something based on available information or knowledge.<br>Example: "He reckoned the cost of the trip to be too high."<br><br>2. To regard or consider something as certain or true.<br>Example: "She reckoned that the proposal would be approved."<br><br>3. To count or calculate something, especially with a counter.<br>Example: "He reckoned the money in his wallet."<br><br>4. In the past (mainly in some dialects of English), to think or suppose something.<br>Example: "I reckon he'll be late for the meeting."<br><br>In modern standard English, the most common meaning of "reckon" is to estimate or judge something based on available information or knowledge.
Relating to or obtained (land, water, or other landscape feature) from a previous use, especially after it had become useless or unwanted: buildings made from reclaimed wood.