| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To ascertain by mathematics: calculate, cast, cipher, compute, figure. See REASON. 2. To note (items) one by one so as to get a total: count, enumerate, number, numerate, tally, tell. See COUNT. 3. To calculate approximately: approximate, estimate, place, put, set1. See PRECISE. 4. To look upon in a particular way: account, consider, deem, esteem, regard, see, view. See PERSPECTIVE. 5. Informal. To take for granted without proof: assume, posit, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, suppose. See BELIEF. | | PHRASAL VERB: | reckon on To place trust or confidence in: bank on or (upon), believe in, count on or (upon), depend on or (upon), rely on or (upon), trust (in). See TRUST.
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