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outreckon

outreckon verb: to surpass in reckoning or computation.

Verb

outreckon (third-person singular simple present outreckons, present participle outreckoning, simple past and past participle outreckoned)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in reckoning or computation.
    • The Egyptian priests pretended an exact chronology for some myriads of years; and the Chaldeans and Assyrians far outreckon them.1659, John Pearson, Exposition of the Creed

Forms of outreckon

third-person singular presentoutreckons
present participleoutreckoning
past participleoutreckoned
pastoutreckoned

Origin of outreckon

From out- + reckon.

Questions about outreckon

What does outreckon mean?
Outreckon means to surpass in reckoning or computation.
What part of speech is outreckon?
Outreckon is a verb.
What is the past tense of outreckon?
The past tense of outreckon is outreckoned.

Words near outreckon in the dictionary

  1. outreasons
  2. outrebound
  3. outrebounded
  4. outrebounding
  5. outrebounds
  6. outreckon
  7. outreckoned
  8. outreckoning
  9. outreckons
  10. outrecuidance
  11. outrecuidant

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