overreckon

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˌoʊvɚˈrɛkən/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈrɛkən/ See IPA manual

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verb
to estimate or count as more than the true amount

He tended to overreckon his savings and ran short each month.

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1 verb · to estimate or count as... overestimateovercountoverrate overvalue

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underreckon underestimate

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Related forms reckon

Etymology

From over- ('excessively') plus reckon, from Old English gerecenian ('to recount, explain'). Means to count or estimate as more than the true amount; now rare.

ofer Old English gerecenian Old English

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# overreckon

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˌoʊvɚˈrɛkən
**IPA (UK):** ˌəʊvəˈrɛkən

## Meanings
1. to estimate or count as more than the true amount

## Examples
- He tended to overreckon his savings and ran short each month.

## Synonyms
- overestimate
- overcount
- overrate
- overvalue

## Antonyms
- underreckon
- underestimate

## Related Forms
- reckon

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ofer
- Root: gerecenian

## Etymology
From over- ('excessively') plus reckon, from Old English gerecenian ('to recount, explain'). Means to count or estimate as more than the true amount; now rare.

## AI Etymology
Overreckon is from over- ('excessively') plus reckon, from Old English gerecenian ('to recount, explain'). Means to count or estimate as more than the true amount; now rare. Important recorded forms include ofer (Old English) and gerecenian (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to estimate or count as more than the true amount. The wider family includes related words such as reckon.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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