Reckon
Reckon verb - To place reliance or trust.
Usage example: don't reckon on being provided with low-cost housing if you take a summer job there
Rely
Rely verb - To place reliance or trust.
Usage example: rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives
Reckon is a synonym for rely in hope topic. You can use "Reckon" instead a verb "Rely", if it concerns topics such as believe, think, depend, have confidence in.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| time | reckon time | rely time |
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