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reckon for

reckon for verb: to answer for; to pay the account for.

Verb

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

  1. (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
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see reckon, for.

Forms of reckon for

third-person singular presentreckons for
present participlereckoning for
past participlereckoned for
pastreckoned for

Questions about reckon for

What does reckon for mean?
Reckon for means to answer for; to pay the account for.
What part of speech is reckon for?
Reckon for is a verb.
What is the past tense of reckon for?
The past tense of reckon for is reckoned for.

Words near reckon for in the dictionary

  1. reckling
  2. recklings
  3. Reckner
  4. Reckners
  5. reckon
  6. reckon for
  7. reckon on
  8. reckon out
  9. reckon up
  10. reckon upon
  11. reckon with

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