I reckon

Guess that's right

I reckon is a way of saying I think or I suppose, common in Southern American English and British dialects.

It expresses casual opinion or mild certainty: I reckon we should head home before dark.

The phrase can also mean I guess or I imagine: She's not coming, I reckon.

In British use, it often conveys confident belief rather than hesitation.

Related

I supposeTentative concession phrase
supposeAccept as true tentatively
figureOutline or numeral
guessEstimate without certainty
best guessLikeliest prediction attempted

think · calculate · rough estimate · estimate · believe · assume · tally · count · sum · settle up · judge · consider · ponder · gut feeling · wager · bet · hunch · intuition

Categories

Thinking phrasesI think, I believe, in my opinion, I wonder, I suppose
hedgessomewhat, I think, slightly, I believe, fairly
perception phrasesI see, I feel, I notice, I sense, looks like
uncertaintyuncertainty, uncertain, unknown, unsure, unclear

Opposites

epistemic certainty

I reckonwithout a doubt

With complete certainty

I guarantee · I know · certainly · definitely · unquestionably

register and formality

I reckonI declare

Quaint surprised exclamation

Family

reckon, reckoning, reckoned, reckons, reckoner

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