verb

reck

Reck (verb) means to take account of (someone or something); to care for; to consider, to heed, to regard.

verb

To take account of (someone or something); to care for; to consider, to heed, to regard.

To want (to do something); to desire to, to be inclined to, to care to.

To know about, to know of, to be aware of.

To reckon, to consider, to regard (someone or something) as.

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Etymology

From Middle English recken, rekken, reken, from Old Norse rœkja (compare Old English rēċċan, rēċan (“to care, reck, take care of, be interested in, care for, desire”); whence English retch), from Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną (“to care, take care”), from Proto-Indo-European *rēǵ-, *rēg- (“to care, help”). Cognate with obsolete Dutch roeken, Low German roken, ruken (“to reck, care”), German geruhen (“to deign, condescend”), Icelandic rækja (“to care, regard, discharge”), Danish røgte (“to care, tend”), Swedish rykta (“to groom”). See reckon.

Rhymes for reck

neck keck heck beck deck peck feck check speck wreck fleck Breck

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of reck?

"reck" (verb) means to take account of (someone or something); to care for; to consider, to heed, to regard.

What are the different meanings of reck?

"reck" has 3 main meanings: 1. To take account of (someone or something); to care for; to consider, to heed, to regard; 2. To want (to do something); to desire to, to be inclined to, to care to; 3. To know about, to know of, to be aware of.