allow vs reckon

reckon vs allow

allow and reckon both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allow	No	No	Yes	No
reckon	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, reckon is a hypernym of allow; that is, reckon is a word with a broader meaning than allow:

allow: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
reckon: judge to be probable

Other hypernyms of allow include calculate, count on, estimate, figure, forecast.

allow (verb)	reckon (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something	deem to be
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause	make a mathematical calculation or computation
consent to, give permission; permit	expect, believe, or suppose
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting	judge to be probable
let have	have faith or confidence in
grant as a discount or in exchange	take account of
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
allow the other (baseball) team to score
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
afford possibility

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