overreckon C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˌoʊvɚˈrɛkən/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈrɛkən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to estimate or count as more than the true amount He tended to overreckon his savings and ran short each month. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to estimate or count as... overestimateovercountoverrateovervalue ↔ Opposites underreckonunderestimate Word family Related forms reckon Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown