reckon with

1. Deal with, as in Your lost wallet isn't the only problem we have to reckon with . Also see take into account .

2. Take into account, be prepared for, as in The third-party movement is a force to be reckoned with during the primaries . This usage was first recorded in 1885.

Example Sentences

“It’s hard to understand how so many of our fellow citizens, people Democrats have long fought to help, wound up choosing the path they did. And it’s hard to reckon with what that path looks like over the next four years.”

From Salon

Today we must reckon with the harsh reality that authoritarianism has arrived in America, that it’s broadly popular and that millions of our fellow citizens have given it their votes.

From Los Angeles Times

Helene and its aftermath have highlighted a climate change truth we all have to reckon with: The effects of a weather disaster go on long after the rain has stopped, and those effects are complex and hard to prepare for.

From Slate

Reem Abuelhaj, an organizer in Pennsylvania who was involved in the uncommitted primary vote there, wants Democrats to reckon with how painful it is to ask a Palestinian American like her to continue supporting the current administration.

From Slate

Attempts to reckon with the root causes of these issues are met with vitriol and censorship, and the kinds of solutions that might actually help broad swaths of people—such as student loan forgiveness or single-payer health care—are blocked with such vehemence that it can feel like a personal insult.

From Slate

Related Words

• acknowledge
• contemplate
• deal with
• examine
• favor
• grant
• look at
• recognize
• regard
• scrutinize
• see
• study