Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reckon without one's host

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: reck-on with-out one's host
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To calculate one's bill without checking with the host or landlord; hence, to come to false conclusions, to miscalculate.

Example Sentences

"He had flattered himself, that this gentlewoman would decline the proposal, as she was a person seemingly of a demure disposition, who had been born and bred in the city, where such diversions are looked upon as scenes of lewdness and debauchery. For once, however, he reckoned without his host; curiosity is as prevalent in the city as at the court-end of the town […]."
"But hostess as she was herself, […] she reckoned without her host in the present instance."

Inflected Forms

reckons without one's host (present, singular) reckoning without one's host (participle, present) reckoned without one's host (participle, past) reckoned without one's host (past)

Phrases

reckon without

Frequently Paired Words

reckon without

Questions

What does reckon without one's host mean?: To calculate one's bill without checking with the host or landlord; hence, to come to false conclusions, to miscalculate.

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