verb🔗ShareTo calculate, to solve a mathematical problem."The student is figuring out the answer to the math problem on the board. "mathnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo come to understand."I can’t figure if he’s telling the truth or lying."mindphilosophylogicabilityhumaneducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon."Example Sentence: "I was figuring on taking the bus to work today because my car is in the shop." "mindlogicphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be reasonable."It figures that somebody like him would be upset about the situation."mindattitudelogicphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo enter into; to be a part of.""Her contributions are figuring in the success of the team." "actionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape."The sculptor is figuring the clay into a human form. "artstyleappearancefigureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo embellish with design; to adorn with figures."The artist was figuring the borders of the manuscript with intricate floral patterns. "artstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo indicate by numerals."The accountant is figuring the company's annual taxes. "numbermathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize."The artist was figuring the city's bustling energy as a vibrant, chaotic dance in her painting. "languagecommunicationliteraturesignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo prefigure; to foreshow."The dark clouds gathering overhead were figuring a heavy rainstorm later that day. "futuretimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords."The music theory student was carefully figuring the bass line of the Bach chorale, adding numbers and symbols below the notes to show which chords should be played. "musicwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo embellish."She enjoyed figuring the plain vase with colorful paint and intricate designs. "appearancestyleartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCalculation."After several attempts at figuring, she finally got the correct answer to the math problem. "mathnumberstatisticscomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareStructure, design, or arrangement; figure."The complex figuring of the building's blueprints made it difficult to understand at first. "structurefigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRepresentation."The teacher appreciated the student's detailed figuring in her math presentation, as it clearly showed each step of the problem. "figuremathnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading