- figure⇄adj. figureless.
- figure⇄expr. figure in, (U.S. Informal.) to count in; take into account.
Ex. The car is quite expensive if you figure in the insurance and upkeep. - figure⇄expr. figure on, (Informal.)
a. to depend on; count on; rely on; expect.
Ex. I can figure on my father's help to pay my way through college. The engineers figured on one-way traffic to relieve the congestion west of the bridge.
b. to - figure⇄expr. figure out,
a. to estimate; calculate; find out by using figures.
Ex. Please figure out how much I owe you. He has figured out how many men he is likely to need.
b. to think out; understand; make out.
Ex. Even the repairma - figure⇄expr. figures, calculations using figures; arithmetic.
Ex. She was never very good at figures. - figure⇄figure, noun, verb, -ured,-uring.
- figure⇄noun figurer.
- figure⇄noun 1. a symbol for a number. 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on, are figures.
2. an amount or value given in figures; price; estimate.
Ex. His figure for that house is very high.
3. a form enclosing a surface or space.
Ex. Circles, triangl - figure⇄v.i. 1. to use numbers to find the answer to some problem; compute.
Ex. The bookkeeper wrote and figured well.
2. to be conspicuous; appear; be notable.
Ex. The names of great leaders figure in the story of human progress.
3. to - figure⇄v.t. 1. to use figures to find (the answer to a problem); reckon; compute.
Ex. Please figure my bill so that I may pay you.
(SYN) calculate, cipher.
2. to indicate or express in figures.
Ex. Your draft is worded for twenty pound