reckon for en · VERB
Meanings
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(archaic) To answer for; to pay the account for.
If they fail in any part of their bounden duty, they shall be sure to reckon for it one day.
1634, Bp. Robert Sanderson, “Ad Clerum”, in Thirty-four Sermons, page 77:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see reckon, for.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reckoned for | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reckoned for | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| reckoning for | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reckons for | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |