Meaning

16 senses

  1. A drawing or diagram conveying information.

  2. 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

    Abbildung

    рису́нокrisúnok

    alternative names for the body of a human being

  3. A person, thing, or action representative of another

    Gestalt

    фигу́раfigúra, лицо́licó

    по́статьpóstatʹ, фігу́раfihúra

  4. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.

    He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.

    the impression produced by a person

  5. A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.

    Figur

    фигу́раfigúra, телосложе́ниеtelosložénije

    фігу́раfihúra, по́статьpóstatʹ

  6. A numeral.

    Ziffer

    ци́фраcífra, число́čisló

  7. A number, an amount.

    an amount of money expressed numerically

  8. A shape.

    a geometrical figure, a plane figure, a solid figure

    Form

    фигу́раfigúra, фо́рмаfórma

    фігу́раfihúra

  9. A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.

    The muslin was of a pretty figure.

    о́бразóbraz

  10. Any complex dance moveᵂ.

  11. A figure of speech.

  12. The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.

Examples

2257 sentences

  1. I'm trying to figure out something.

    Я намагаюся щось зрозуміти.

    ruЯ пытаюсь кое-что понять.

    deIch versuche gerade, mir über etwas klar zu werden.

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  2. How did you figure it out?

    Як ти здогадався?

    ruКак ты догадался?

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  3. That was a figure of speech.

    Це була стилістична фігура.

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  4. I'm trying to figure it out.

    Я намагаюся в цьому розібратися.

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  5. Tom figured everybody needed a break.

    Том усвідомив, що всім треба зробити перерву.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a person, representing a certain consciousness:
Русский
By meaning 6
drawing:
a person, representing a certain consciousness:
human figure; shape of human body:
numeral:
shape:
visible pattern:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
drawing:
a person, representing a certain consciousness:
human figure; shape of human body:
numeral:
shape:

Origin

From Middle English figure, borrowed from Old French figure, from Latin figūra (“form, sha

From Middle English figure, borrowed from Old French figure, from Latin figūra (“form, shape, form of a word, a figure of speech, Late Latin a sketch, drawing”), from fingō (“to form, shape, mold, fashion”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold, shape, form, knead”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos), Sanskrit देग्धि (dégdhi), Old English dāg (“dough”). More at dough. Doublet of figura.

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Forms

plural: figures
Singularfigure
Pluralfigures

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a diagram or picture illustrating textual material:fig
  • the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals:number
  • a well-known or notable person:namepublic figure
  • one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration:digit
  • a decorative or artistic work:designpattern
  • language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense:tropefigure of speechimage

Antonyms

1 antonyms
ground

Word family

72 related words
RelatedfigurativeB2figurativelyC2figurine
Derivedacademy figureaction figureall-figure numberauthority figureballpark figurebig figureblack figurebowling figuresbreak figurecounterfiguredark figuredouble figureseight figuresfather figurefiguratefigure awayfigure axisfigure-casterfigure dashfigure eightfigure-eightfigure-eight hitchfigure fourfigurehead

Collocations

12 patterns
  • figure out how
  • to figure out
  • figure out what
  • trying to figure
  • can't figure out
  • can't figure
  • figure out a
  • figure this out
  • figure that out
  • could figure out
  • able to figure
  • figure out why

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fighterA2figmentfigurativeB2figurativelyC2figurinefilamentfilch
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