figure
To calculate, to solve a mathematical problemTo calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
» I'm trying to figure out something.
Ich versuche gerade, mir über etwas klar zu werden.
Я пытаюсь кое-что понять.
Я намагаюся щось зрозуміти.
Я намагаюся щось придумати.
Meaning
13 senses(US)To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
вычисля́тьvyčisljátʹ
(US)To come to understand.
I can’t figure if he’s telling the truth or lying.
сообража́тьsoobražátʹ, понима́тьponimátʹ
understand
To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
We can figure on running a loss this year.
(US, intransitive)To be reasonable or predictable.
It figures that somebody like him would be upset about the situation.
(intransitive)To enter into; to be a part of.
be or play a part of or in
(transitive)To represent in a picture or drawing.
To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.
To embellish.
(obsolete)To 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.
(obsolete)To indicate by numerals.
1698 , John Dryden, Epitaph of Mary Frampton As through a crystal glass the figured hours are seen.
Examples
2257 sentencesI'm trying to figure out something.
Я намагаюся щось зрозуміти. — deniko
ruЯ пытаюсь кое-что понять. — odexed
deIch versuche gerade, mir über etwas klar zu werden. — raggione
How did you figure it out?
Як ти здогадався? — deniko
ruКак ты догадался? — marafon
That was a figure of speech.
Це була стилістична фігура. — deniko
I'm trying to figure it out.
Я намагаюся в цьому розібратися. — deniko
Tom figured everybody needed a break.
Том усвідомив, що всім треба зробити перерву. — deniko
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English figure, borrowed from Old French figure, from Latin figūra (“form, shaFrom 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
figures, figuring, figured, figuredPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- figure outробити, працюватиTo come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
- figure awayхизуватися, кокетуватиTo make an impression; to show off.
- figure upTo add up or calculate.
- figure onTo account for or rely on a particular fact or notion; to calculate (something) using a set of facts.
Synonyms
22 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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