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rechnen.

to count, reckon, calculate, compute

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʁɛçnən/Germany/ˈʁɛçnɛn/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland
  1. to count, reckon, calculate, compute

    ambitransitive · weak
  2. to count on, expect

    intransitive · weak
    Damit haben die Fans nicht gerechnet.
    Damit habe ich nicht gerechnet.
  3. to pay off, to be profitable

    reflexive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rëchenen, from Old High German rëhhanōn (akin to Old Saxon *rekenen), from Proto-West Germanic *rekanōn. Compare Hunsrik rechne, Low German rekenen, Dutch rekenen and English reckon. Indirectly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

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