figure

1 of 2

noun

fig·ure ˈfi-gyər How to pronounce figure (audio)

British and often US ˈfi-gər

: a number symbol : numeral, digit

figures plural : arithmetical calculations

good at figures

: a written or printed character

: value especially as expressed in numbers : sum, price

sold at a low figure

figures plural : digits representing an amount (as of money earned or points scored)

made six figures last year

a score in double figures

: a geometric form (such as a line, triangle, or sphere) especially when considered as a set of geometric elements (such as points) in space of a given number of dimensions

a square is a plane figure

: bodily shape or form especially of a person

a slender figure

: an object noticeable only as a shape or form

figures moving in the dusk

: the graphic representation of a form especially of a person or geometric entity

a figure of a girl with pigtails

: a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter

figures that illustrate various moves in chess

: a person, thing, or action representative of another

Adam … who is the figure of him who was to come—

Romans 5:14 (King James Version)

: figure of speech

Find the similes and other figures in the poem.

: an intentional deviation from the ordinary form or syntactical relation of words

: the form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term

: an often repetitive pattern or design in a manufactured article (such as cloth) or natural product (such as wood)

a polka-dot figure

: appearance made : impression produced

the couple cut quite a figure

: a series of movements in a dance

Bowing to your partner is one of the figures in square dancing.

: an outline representation of a form traced by a series of evolutions (as with skates on an ice surface or by an airplane in the air)

: a prominent personality : personage

great figures of history

: a short coherent group of notes or chords that may constitute part of a phrase, theme, or composition

figure

2 of 2

verb

figured; figuring ˈfi-gyə-riŋ How to pronounce figure (audio)

ˈfi-g(ə-)riŋ

transitive verb

: to represent by or as if by a figure or outline

: to decorate with a pattern

also : to write figures over or under (the bass) in order to indicate the accompanying chords

: to indicate or represent by numerals

: calculate

: conclude, decide

figured there was no use in further effort

also : assume

figure it will rain

: regard, consider

: to appear likely

figures to win

intransitive verb

: to be or appear important or conspicuous

: to be involved or implicated

figured in a robbery

: to perform a figure in dancing

: compute, calculate

: to seem rational, normal, or expected

that figures

: to make sense of something

—used interjectionally in the phrase go figure to suggest that something is surprising or perplexing

why do they think women will buy this lie? Go figure—

Ellen Bravo

figurer

ˈfi-g(y)ər-ər How to pronounce figure (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Noun Are you sure of your figures? I came up with a very different figure. No precise figures are available yet. The company had yearly sales figures of half a million units. We could barely make out some figures moving in the mist. The vase is decorated with figures of birds and fish. The walls of the cave are covered with drawings of human and animal figures. a collection of bronze figures Verb “They lost.” “I figured as much.” She figures to finish by noon. The debate over tax rates figured prominently in the last election. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The other side has a face of a Christ-like figure wearing a crown of thorns. —

Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023 The government’s seasonal adjustment process also likely helped boost January’s figure. —

Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 15 Feb. 2023 That's not to say multinational companies are hurting; the quarter’s current figure would be slightly below the 5 year average of 11.4%. —

Charley Grant, WSJ, 15 Feb. 2023 The figure represents a 56 percent increase compared with the previous year — a bigger rise than for any other hate crime, although officials said the spike could be explained by better reporting rates. —

Leo Sands, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023 Dylan might be picking fights right off the bat by placing such a figure, the antithesis to the disorderly energies of rock and roll, near the foreground of his Philosophy. —

Gene Seymour, The New Republic, 15 Feb. 2023 The government’s seasonal adjustment process also likely helped boost January’s figure. —

Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2023 The South Florida security firm is also accused in another plot to assassinate a political figure, President Luis Alberto Arce Catacora of Bolivia, about a year before Mr. Moïse’s murder. —

Nick Madigan, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023 Tucker paired his prodigious offensive season with a Gold Glove and 5.2 wins above replacement, a figure higher than all but four fellow AL outfielders. —

Michael Shapiro, Chron, 14 Feb. 2023

Verb

Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts, Exploring or Venturing, the BSA’s programs are designed to help kids figure things out in a safe environment under the direction of a parent, Scout leader or peer. —

Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023 The outage will surely figure prominently in hearings and debates in Congress because the F.A.A.’s most recent authorization, passed in 2018, expires this year. —

Mark Walker, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023 The farm and cars figure prominently in his future, as does joining his parents -- both in their 90s -- on regular fishing trips, Jegley said. —

John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023 In the absence of any new releases, hits collections figure prominently on the latest survey, published Friday, Dec. 30. —

Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2023 Dingoes figure prominently in the Indigenous culture and mythology of Australians, but dingoes or their ancestors are not marsupials, like every other large-bodied mammal endemic to Australia. —

Pat Shipman, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2022 Unnamed Indigenous people figure prominently in market scenes and as symbolic devices in murals; Rivera’s more formal, named portraits, meanwhile, depict a fair-skinned international elite. —

Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2022 The complaint doesn’t contain much in the way of internal e-mails or communications, which often figure prominently in white-collar criminal prosecutions. —

John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2022 That conclusion may figure prominently in cases involving ransom letters, suicide notes and forged documents. —

Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, "shape, form, likeness, symbol, design, written character," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin figūra "shape, form, outward appearance, likeness, nonliteral form of speech," from fig-, variant stem of fingere "to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be" + -ūra -ure — more at feign

Verb

Middle English figuren "to shape, represent symbolically, prefigure," borrowed from Anglo-French figurer, borrowed from Latin figūrāre "to shape, form, make a likeness of, represent," verbal derivative of figūra "shape, figure entry 1"

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

figure

1 of 2 noun

fig·ure ˈfig-yər How to pronounce figure (audio)

British and often US ˈfig-ər

: numeral sense 1

plural : arithmetic sense 2

a good head for figures

: price entry 1 sense 1

: the shape or outline of something

: bodily shape or form especially of a person

: something that represents a form especially of a person

: a diagram or pictorial illustration

: a combination of points, lines, or surfaces in geometry

a circle is a closed plane figure

: pattern entry 1 sense 3, design

: personality sense 4, personage

figure

2 of 2 verb

figured; figuring ˈfig-yə-riŋ How to pronounce figure (audio)

ˈfig(-ə)-

: to decorate with a pattern

: believe sense 5, decide

figured we might win

: to be or appear important

figure in the news

: compute, calculate

figurer

-(y)ər-ər

noun

单词	figuring
释义	figure 1 of 2 noun fig·ure ˈfi-gyər British and often US ˈfi-gər 1 a : a number symbol : numeral, digit b figures plural : arithmetical calculations good at figures c : a written or printed character d : value especially as expressed in numbers : sum, price sold at a low figure e figures plural : digits representing an amount (as of money earned or points scored) made six figures last year a score in double figures 2 a : a geometric form (such as a line, triangle, or sphere) especially when considered as a set of geometric elements (such as points) in space of a given number of dimensions a square is a plane figure b : bodily shape or form especially of a person a slender figure c : an object noticeable only as a shape or form figures moving in the dusk 3 a : the graphic representation of a form especially of a person or geometric entity a figure of a girl with pigtails b : a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter figures that illustrate various moves in chess 4 : a person, thing, or action representative of another Adam … who is the figure of him who was to come—Romans 5:14 (King James Version) 5 a : figure of speech Find the similes and other figures in the poem. b : an intentional deviation from the ordinary form or syntactical relation of words 6 : the form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term 7 : an often repetitive pattern or design in a manufactured article (such as cloth) or natural product (such as wood) a polka-dot figure 8 : appearance made : impression produced the couple cut quite a figure 9 a : a series of movements in a dance Bowing to your partner is one of the figures in square dancing. b : an outline representation of a form traced by a series of evolutions (as with skates on an ice surface or by an airplane in the air) 10 : a prominent personality : personage great figures of history 11 : a short coherent group of notes or chords that may constitute part of a phrase, theme, or composition figure 2 of 2 verb figured; figuring ˈfi-gyə-riŋ ˈfi-g(ə-)riŋ transitive verb 1 : to represent by or as if by a figure or outline 2 : to decorate with a pattern also : to write figures over or under (the bass) in order to indicate the accompanying chords 3 : to indicate or represent by numerals 4 a : calculate b : conclude, decide figured there was no use in further effort also : assume figure it will rain c : regard, consider d : to appear likely figures to win intransitive verb 1 a : to be or appear important or conspicuous b : to be involved or implicated figured in a robbery 2 : to perform a figure in dancing 3 : compute, calculate 4 : to seem rational, normal, or expected that figures 5 : to make sense of something —used interjectionally in the phrase go figure to suggest that something is surprising or perplexing why do they think women will buy this lie? Go figure—Ellen Bravo figurer ˈfi-g(y)ər-ər noun Phrases figure on 1 : to take into consideration figuring on the extra income 2 : to rely on 3 : plan I figure on going into town Synonyms Noun digit integer number numeral numeric whole number Verb choose conclude decide determine name opt resolve settle (on or upon) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun Are you sure of your figures? I came up with a very different figure. No precise figures are available yet. The company had yearly sales figures of half a million units. We could barely make out some figures moving in the mist. The vase is decorated with figures of birds and fish. The walls of the cave are covered with drawings of human and animal figures. a collection of bronze figures Verb “They lost.” “I figured as much.” She figures to finish by noon. The debate over tax rates figured prominently in the last election. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun The other side has a face of a Christ-like figure wearing a crown of thorns. —Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023 The government’s seasonal adjustment process also likely helped boost January’s figure. —Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 15 Feb. 2023 That's not to say multinational companies are hurting; the quarter’s current figure would be slightly below the 5 year average of 11.4%. —Charley Grant, WSJ, 15 Feb. 2023 The figure represents a 56 percent increase compared with the previous year — a bigger rise than for any other hate crime, although officials said the spike could be explained by better reporting rates. —Leo Sands, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023 Dylan might be picking fights right off the bat by placing such a figure, the antithesis to the disorderly energies of rock and roll, near the foreground of his Philosophy. —Gene Seymour, The New Republic, 15 Feb. 2023 The government’s seasonal adjustment process also likely helped boost January’s figure. —Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2023 The South Florida security firm is also accused in another plot to assassinate a political figure, President Luis Alberto Arce Catacora of Bolivia, about a year before Mr. Moïse’s murder. —Nick Madigan, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023 Tucker paired his prodigious offensive season with a Gold Glove and 5.2 wins above replacement, a figure higher than all but four fellow AL outfielders. —Michael Shapiro, Chron, 14 Feb. 2023 Verb Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts, Exploring or Venturing, the BSA’s programs are designed to help kids figure things out in a safe environment under the direction of a parent, Scout leader or peer. —Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023 The outage will surely figure prominently in hearings and debates in Congress because the F.A.A.’s most recent authorization, passed in 2018, expires this year. —Mark Walker, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023 The farm and cars figure prominently in his future, as does joining his parents -- both in their 90s -- on regular fishing trips, Jegley said. —John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023 In the absence of any new releases, hits collections figure prominently on the latest survey, published Friday, Dec. 30. —Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2023 Dingoes figure prominently in the Indigenous culture and mythology of Australians, but dingoes or their ancestors are not marsupials, like every other large-bodied mammal endemic to Australia. —Pat Shipman, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2022 Unnamed Indigenous people figure prominently in market scenes and as symbolic devices in murals; Rivera’s more formal, named portraits, meanwhile, depict a fair-skinned international elite. —Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2022 The complaint doesn’t contain much in the way of internal e-mails or communications, which often figure prominently in white-collar criminal prosecutions. —John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2022 That conclusion may figure prominently in cases involving ransom letters, suicide notes and forged documents. —Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, "shape, form, likeness, symbol, design, written character," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin figūra "shape, form, outward appearance, likeness, nonliteral form of speech," from fig-, variant stem of fingere "to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be" + -ūra -ure — more at feign Verb Middle English figuren "to shape, represent symbolically, prefigure," borrowed from Anglo-French figurer, borrowed from Latin figūrāre "to shape, form, make a likeness of, represent," verbal derivative of figūra "shape, figure entry 1" First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing figure father figure (as) near as someone can tell/figure action figure figure in authority figure figure of fun figure of authority cut a figure figure of merit figure of speech figure out figure skate figure skating go figure public figure mother figure lay figure stick figure six-figure figure of fun/ridicule figure of contempt figure eight figure into figure on See More father figure (as) near as someone can tell/figure action figure figure in authority figure figure of fun figure of authority cut a figure figure of merit figure of speech figure out figure skate figure skating go figure public figure mother figure lay figure stick figure six-figure figure of fun/ridicule figure of contempt figure eight figure into figure on See More Kids Definition figure 1 of 2 noun fig·ure ˈfig-yər British and often US ˈfig-ər 1 a : numeral sense 1 b plural : arithmetic sense 2 a good head for figures c : price entry 1 sense 1 2 a : the shape or outline of something b : bodily shape or form especially of a person 3 a : something that represents a form especially of a person b : a diagram or pictorial illustration c : a combination of points, lines, or surfaces in geometry a circle is a closed plane figure 4 : pattern entry 1 sense 3, design 5 : personality sense 4, personage figure 2 of 2 verb figured; figuring ˈfig-yə-riŋ ˈfig(-ə)- 1 : to decorate with a pattern 2 : believe sense 5, decide figured we might win 3 : to be or appear important figure in the news 4 : compute, calculate figurer -(y)ər-ər noun Medical Definition figure noun fig·ure ˈfig-yər, British & often US ˈfig-ər 1 : bodily shape or form especially of a person a slender figure 2 a : the graphic representation of a form especially of a person b : a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter 3 : a person who is representative of or serves as a psychological substitute for someone or something else see father figure figuring 1 of 2 noun as in calculation the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value the figuring of the cost of the car repair was rushed, and so it bears little resemblance to the actual result Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance calculation math arithmetic figures numbers computation reckoning mathematics calculus estimation ciphering number crunching measurement addition multiplication subtraction calibration assessment evaluation appraisal valuation mensuration division figuring 2 of 2 verb present participle of figure 1 as in deciding to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration we figured that we had better arrive early at the concert in order to get good seats Synonyms & Similar Words deciding choosing opting finding determining resolving selecting picking concluding naming ruling settling (on or upon) electing decreeing pondering culling preferring debating deliberating contemplating adjudicating handpicking cogitating studying weighing ruminating considering arbitrating adjudging judging meditating refereeing questioning entertaining umpiring chewing over singling (out) ruling (on) mulling (over) thinking (about or over) Antonyms & Near Antonyms refusing rejecting declining delaying hesitating stalling turning down abstaining temporizing halting vacillating waffling wavering shilly-shallying See More 2 as in estimating to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement let's figure the juice in the pan to be about a cup and just add it to the mix Synonyms & Similar Words estimating guessing calculating making gauging putting supposing judging reckoning conjecturing deducing calling understanding placing extrapolating inferring reasoning gaging concluding gathering Antonyms & Near Antonyms measuring scaling calibrating computing working out 3 as in calculating to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations the car dealer figured that our monthly car payment would be $357 Synonyms & Similar Words calculating estimating assessing measuring computing evaluating ciphering adding dividing counting multiplying subtracting gauging reckoning summing deducting working out tallying scaling calibrating averaging adding up figuring out totalizing figuring in valuing itemizing appraising refiguring recalculating totaling numbering totalling rating recomputing gaging factoring (in or into or out) solving (for) allowing (for) 4 as in thinking to have as an opinion the father figures that girls should have the same athletic opportunities as boys and supports his daughter's interest in soccer Synonyms & Similar Words thinking guessing believing considering imagining feeling supposing judging conceiving deeming assuming perceiving holding reckoning regarding allowing accepting depending viewing relying presuming deducing trusting esteeming surmising inferring concluding presupposing Antonyms & Near Antonyms suspecting questioning doubting rejecting distrusting discrediting mistrusting disbelieving See More
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figure

noun

verb

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