Adjective: figured fi-g(y)u(r)dVerb: figure fi-g(y)u(r)
- Judge to be probable
"We're figuring good weather for the outdoor event";
- calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, forecast
- Be or play a part of or in
"Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?";
- enter
- Understand
"He didn't figure her"
- Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
"He figured what the house would look like after renovation";
- visualize, visualise [Brit], envision, project, fancy, see, picture, image
- [N. Amer] Make a calculation or computation
"He figured the total cost in his head";
- calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
See also: patterned
Type of: appear, apprehend, compass, comprehend, conceive of, dig [informal], envisage, evaluate, get the picture [informal], grasp, grok [N. Amer, informal], ideate [informal], imagine, judge, look, pass judgment, reason, savvy, seem
Encyclopedia: Figured
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