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dead reckons

dead reckons is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dead reckon.

Meaning of dead reckon

Verb

dead reckon (third-person singular simple present dead reckons, present participle dead reckoning, simple past and past participle dead reckoned)

  1. To ascertain (a position) by dead reckoning.

Questions about dead reckons

What is dead reckons the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dead reckons is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dead reckon.

Words near dead reckons in the dictionary

  1. dead quiet
  2. dead reckon
  3. dead reckoned
  4. dead reckoning
  5. dead reckonings
  6. dead reckons
  7. dead ringer
  8. dead ringers
  9. dead rise
  10. dead rises
  11. dead rising

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