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reckons for

reckons for is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 reckons for

What is reckons for the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Reckons for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reckon for.

Words near reckons for in the dictionary

  1. reckonings
  2. reckonize
  3. reckonmaster
  4. reckonmasters
  5. reckons
  6. reckons for
  7. reckons on
  8. reckons out
  9. reckons up
  10. reckons upon
  11. reckons with

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