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reckoning for

reckoning for is the present participle and gerund of reckon for.

Meaning of reckon 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.

Questions about reckoning for

What is reckoning for the present participle and gerund of?
Reckoning for is the present participle and gerund of reckon for.

Words near reckoning for in the dictionary

  1. reckoners
  2. reckonest
  3. reckoneth
  4. reckonin'
  5. reckoning
  6. reckoning for
  7. reckoning on
  8. reckoning out
  9. reckoning up
  10. reckoning upon
  11. reckoning with

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