2009년 4월 25일 토요일

reckon and its synonyms

Synonyms: consider, deem, regard, account, reckon

These verbs refer to holding opinions or views that are based on evaluation
  • Consider suggests objective reflection and reasoning: He considers success to be of little importance
  • Deem is more subjective, emphasizing judgment rather than contemplation: The faculty deemed the essay to be acceptable
  • Regard often implies a personal attitude: I regard your apology as genuine
  • Account and reckon in this sense are literary and imply calculated judgment: "I account no man to be a philosopher who attempts to do more" John Henry Newman. "I cannot reckon you as an admirer" Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Synonyms: calculate, compute, reckon, cipher, figure

These verbs refer to the use of mathematical methods to determine a result.
  • Calculate, the most comprehensive, often implies a relatively high level of abstraction or procedural complexity: The astronomer calculated the planet's position
  • Compute applies to possibly lengthy arithmetic operations: computing fees according to time spent
  • Reckon, cipher, and figure suggest the use of simple arithmetic:
    .. reckoned the number of hours before her departure
    .. had to be taught to read and to cipher;
    .. trying to figure my share of the bill.
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