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expect vs reckon

reckon vs expect

expect and reckon both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expect No No Yes No
reckon No No Yes No
As verbs, reckon is a hyponym of expect; that is, reckon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expect:
  • expect: regard something as probable or likely
  • reckon: expect, believe, or suppose
As verbs, reckon is a hypernym of expect; that is, reckon is a word with a broader meaning than expect:
  • expect: consider reasonable or due
  • reckon: deem to be
Other hypernyms of expect include consider, regard, see, view.
expect (verb) reckon (verb)
be pregnant with deem to be
look forward to the birth of a child make a mathematical calculation or computation
regard something as probable or likely expect, believe, or suppose
look forward to the probable occurrence of judge to be probable
consider reasonable or due have faith or confidence in
consider obligatory; request and expect take account of
Difference between expect and reckon

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