Reckoning - English meaning

noun

The action or process of adding something to something else.

Usage examples:

The hotel has been extended with the addition of more rooms

noun

The process of calculating the total of a group of numbers

Usage examples:

[ u ] we learn addition and subtraction in first and second grade., [ c ] harold is the newest addi…

noun

Something extra that is added to something

Usage examples:

An addition to sth the company provides a compensation package which amounts to an addition to the …

verb

Suppose to be the case, without proof.

Usage examples:

Topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events

verb

To accept something to be true without question or proof

Usage examples:

We mustn't assume the suspects' guilt., [ + (that) ] i assumed (that) you knew each other because y…

verb

To pretend to have a different name or be someone you are not, or to express a feeling falsely

Usage examples:

Moving to a different town, he assumed a false name., he assumed a look of indifference but i knew …

verb

Accept that (something) is true, especially without proof.

Usage examples:

The superintendent believed lancaster's story

verb

To think that something is true or correct

Usage examples:

[ t ] one juror said he didn’t believe the policeman’s testimony., [ + (that) clause ] she believed…

verb

To think that something is true, correct, or real

Usage examples:

Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from mars., [ + tha…

verb

Determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically.

Usage examples:

The program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available

verb

Make a mathematical computation

verb

To judge the number or amount of something by using the information that you already have, and adding, taking away, multiplying, or dividing numbers

Usage examples:

The cost of the damage caused by the recent storms has been calculated as/at over £5 million., the …

noun

A mathematical determination of the amount or number of something.

Usage examples:

Finding ways of saving money involves complicated calculations

noun

The process of finding an amount or number using mathematics

Usage examples:

A calculation of their tax liability will be made from their account books., my calculation is that…

noun

The process of using information you already have and adding, taking away, multiplying, or dividing numbers to judge the number or amount of something

Usage examples:

The calculations that you did/made contained a few inaccuracies.

noun

The action of mathematical calculation.

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Methods of computation

noun

Calculation

Usage examples:

[ u ] the computation of the square root of pi

noun

The act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine

Usage examples:

A scientific software package for numerical computations, the amount due was a simple matter of mat…

verb

Reckon or calculate (a figure or amount).

Usage examples:

The hire charge is computed on a daily basis

verb

Make a mathematical calculation

verb

To calculate something using mathematics or a calculator (= a device for doing mathematical processes)

noun

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Usage examples:

Conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied

verb

Form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information.

Usage examples:

Many conjectured that the jury could not agree

noun

An opinion or judgment that is not based on proof; a guess

Usage examples:

[ u ] what lay behind the decision is open to conjecture., [ + that clause ] some employees conject…

verb

Think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Usage examples:

Each application is considered on its merits

verb

To think about a particular subject or thing or about doing something or about whether to do something

Usage examples:

Consider clara barton, who founded the american red cross., we considered moving to california, but…

verb

To spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision

Usage examples:

Don't make any decisions before you've considered the situation., [ + question word ] have you cons…

verb

Determine the total number of (a collection of items).

Usage examples:

I started to count the stars i could see

noun

An act of determining the total number of something.

Usage examples:

At the last count, fifteen applications were still outstanding

noun

A foreign nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an earl.

Usage examples:

He is now a prisoner in a tower of the count's palace

preposition

Taking account of when reaching a total; including.

Usage examples:

There were three of us in the family, or four counting my pet rabbit

verb

Determine the total number of (a collection of items).

Usage examples:

I started to count the stars i could see

verb

Present participle of count

Usage examples:

Let's count out loud (= speak the words) from one to ten., the teachers counted the students as the…

verb

Regard or consider in a specified way.

Usage examples:

The event was deemed a great success

verb

To consider or judge

Usage examples:

The president asked congress for authority to take whatever steps he deemed necessary, including th…

verb

To consider or judge something in a particular way

Usage examples:

[ + obj + noun/adj ] the area has now been deemed safe., [ + noun/adj ] we will provide help whene…

noun

Death, destruction, or some other terrible fate.

Usage examples:

The aircraft was sent crashing to its doom in the water

verb

Condemn to certain death or destruction.

Usage examples:

Fuel was spilling out of the damaged wing and the aircraft was doomed

noun

Death, destruction, or any very bad situation that cannot be avoided

Usage examples:

A sense of doom hung over the entire country., doom and gloom the newspapers are always full of doo…

verb

Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.

Usage examples:

The aim is to estimate the effects of macroeconomic policy on the economy

noun

An approximate calculation or judgement of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.

Usage examples:

At a rough estimate, staff are recycling a quarter of paper used

verb

Judge tentatively

noun

A rough calculation of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.

Usage examples:

Estimations of protein concentrations

noun

Judgment; opinion

Usage examples:

The first novel was successful, whereas the second, in my estimation, was not.

noun

Your opinion of someone or something

Usage examples:

In sb's estimation in my estimation a lot of other banks are going to have the same problem., compu…

verb

Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.

Usage examples:

The study will assist in evaluating the impact of recent changes

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Usage examples:

Doctors evaluate the patient’s condition., [ + question word ] have they evaluated what their next …

adjective

Elaborate in structure or decoration.

Usage examples:

The furniture was very fancy

verb

Feel a desire or liking for.

Usage examples:

Do you fancy a drink?

noun

A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.

Usage examples:

This was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by

noun

The development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power.

Usage examples:

Fate decided his course for him

verb

Be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way.

Usage examples:

The regime was fated to end badly

noun

Something that happens to a person or thing, esp. something final or negative, such as death or defeat

Usage examples:

The fate of numerous smaller buildings is under debate., attendance has not picked up, and the fate…

noun

A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.

Usage examples:

The trade figures

verb

Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.

Usage examples:

The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun

A number or an amount

Usage examples:

The collection was valued at $20 million, a figure that might cover the cost of having artists recr…

noun

An instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something.

Usage examples:

A fuel gauge

verb

The position of a sailing ship to windward ( the weather gage ) or leeward ( the lee gage ) of another.

Usage examples:

The french fleet was heavily outnumbered but had the weather gage

verb

To calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device

Usage examples:

Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature., i tried to gauge (= guess) the weight of the box.

verb

Estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct.

Usage examples:

She guessed the child's age at 14 or 15

noun

An estimate or conclusion formed by guessing.

Usage examples:

My guess is that within a year we will have a referendum

verb

To give an answer to a question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are right

Usage examples:

[ i ] i didn’t know the answer, so i had to guess., [ + (that) clause ] he guessed (that) she was a…

idiom

To think or believe something, usually based on a guess or on your emotions

Usage examples:

I have a feeling we'll meet again., i had a feeling it was going to end this way., she had the feel…

verb

To take and keep something in your hand or arms

Usage examples:

[ t ] the nurse held the child in her arms., [ i ] hold tight (= firmly) to the railing., [ m ] ros…

verb

To have something, especially a position or money, or to control something

Usage examples:

Hold power/control the ceo holds power only as long as the directors approve of his methods., hold …

verb

Form a mental image or concept of.

Usage examples:

She imagined him at his desk, his head in his hands

verb

To form or have a mental picture or idea of something or someone

Usage examples:

Imagine tom as a child – that’s what john looks like., [ + that clause ] i imagine (= expect) (that…

verb

To form or have a mental picture or idea of something

Usage examples:

Imagine robert redford when he was young - that's what john looks like., [ + (that) ] imagine (that…

noun

A public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.

Usage examples:

He is due to appear before a judge and jury on monday

verb

Form an opinion or conclusion about.

Usage examples:

A production can be judged according to the canons of aesthetic criticism

verb

An official who decides questions before a court

noun

The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.

Usage examples:

An error of judgement

noun

→  judgment

phrasal verb

To consider or think of someone or something as something

Usage examples:

We looked on her as a daughter., i've lived there so long i look on the town as my home.

noun

The inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall.

Usage examples:

Injury, consistently his nemesis, struck him down during the match

proper noun

A goddess usually portrayed as the agent of divine punishment for wrongdoing or presumption (hubris).

noun

Someone's nemesis is a person or thing that is very difficult for them to defeat.

Usage examples:

The tax increases proved to be the president's political nemesis.

noun

An arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations.

Usage examples:

Think of a number from one to ten and multiply it by three

verb

Amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise.

Usage examples:

The demonstrators numbered more than 5,000

noun

A unit or its symbol that forms part of a system of counting and calculating, and that represents an amount or position in a series

Usage examples:

You can write numbers in words, such as six, seven, and eight, or with symbols, such as 6, 7, and 8…

noun

The infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offence.

Usage examples:

Crime demands just punishment

phrase

To say what you think the price or value of something is

Usage examples:

The agent has put a price of £720,000 on our house., you can't put a value on friendship (= say wha…

verb

Express or measure the quantity of.

Usage examples:

It is impossible to quantify the extent of the black economy

noun

A measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure.

Usage examples:

The island has the lowest crime rate in the world

verb

Assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.

Usage examples:

They were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres

verb

Scold (someone) angrily.

Usage examples:

He rated the young man soundly for his want of respect

noun

The opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being regarded in a particular way.

Usage examples:

Pollution could bring the authority's name into bad repute

verb

Be generally regarded to be or as being (but not definitely the case).

Usage examples:

He's reputed to earn $7m per annum

noun

A bad, good, etc. reputation

Usage examples:

Of good/ill repute a place of ill repute

noun

Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

Usage examples:

Employees asked not to be named, saying they feared retribution

noun

Deserved punishment

Usage examples:

He was seeking retribution for the crime committed against him.

noun

The number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual.

Usage examples:

The final score was 4–3 to royston

verb

Gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game.

Usage examples:

Mccartney scored a fine goal

verb

A number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest

noun

The process of adding things together.

Usage examples:

The summation of numbers of small pieces of evidence

verb

Think or assume that something is true or probable but lack proof or certain knowledge.

Usage examples:

I suppose i got there about noon

verb

To expect or believe

Usage examples:

[ i ] "will you be going with them?" "yes, i suppose (so).", [ + (that) clause ] "you don’t suppose…

verb

To think that something is likely to be true

Usage examples:

[ + (that) ] dan didn't answer his phone, so i suppose (that) he's busy., he found it a lot more di…

verb

Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

Usage examples:

He surmised that something must be wrong

noun

A supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it.

Usage examples:

Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed

verb

To decide that something is true without having complete information or proof

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] i quickly surmised (that) my dinner companion was something of a bore.

verb

Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.

Usage examples:

If you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light

noun

A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offence.

Usage examples:

The police have arrested a suspect

adjective

Not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false.

Usage examples:

A suspect package was found on the platform

noun

A current score or amount.

Usage examples:

That takes his tally to 10 goals in 10 games

verb

Agree or correspond.

Usage examples:

Their signatures should tally with their names on the register

noun

A record or count of a number of items

Usage examples:

The final tally was 21 for and 16 against., [ t ] i need to finish tallying the receipts., [ i ] hi…

verb

Have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.

Usage examples:

She thought that nothing would be the same again

noun

An act of thinking.

Usage examples:

I went for a walk to have a think

Judge or regard; look upon; judge

adjective

Comprising the whole number or amount.

Usage examples:

A total cost of £4,000

noun

The whole number or amount of something.

Usage examples:

He scored a total of thirty-three points

verb

Amount in number to.

Usage examples:

They were left with debts totalling £6,260

noun

The ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place.

Usage examples:

The end of the tunnel came into view

verb

Look at or inspect.

Usage examples:

The public can view the famous hall with its unique staircase

noun

What you can see from a particular place, or the ability to see from a particular place

Usage examples:

[ u ] she turned a corner and disappeared from view., [ c ] our room had spectacular views of the m…

verb

Be of the opinion; think or suppose.

Usage examples:

He, i ween, is no sacred personage

collocation

Find the solution to or understand the meaning of

phrasal verb

Plan or devise something in detail.

Usage examples:

We need to work out a seating plan

phrasal verb

Solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation.

Usage examples:

The interest rate is worked out by adding a certain amount to the current base rate