[Vocabulary] Usage of the verb "to reckon"

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olga shimanskaya

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I have a question about verb "to reckon" Is it often used in the meanings "to consider" and "to make a calculation"? Does it sound normal for native speakers?

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The first meaning is common. The second is archaic. (A decent dictionary would have told you that.)

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