Phrasal Verbs
- 1[usually passive] to consider or treat someone or something as a serious opponent, problem , etc. They were already a political force to be reckoned with.
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- 2(usually used in negative sentences) to consider something as a possible problem that you should be prepared for synonym take account of something reckon with doing something I didn't reckon with getting caught up in so much traffic.