figure
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/ˈfɪɡjɚ/
English
Definitions
noun
- A drawing or diagram conveying information.
- The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.“a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble”
- A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
- The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.“He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.”
verb
- To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
- To come to understand.“I can’t figure if he’s telling the truth or lying.”
- To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
- To be reasonable.“It figures that somebody like him would be upset about the situation.”
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