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The action or process of calculating or estimating something
“Figuring out the math problem required careful and systematic figuring.”
A rough estimate or calculation of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something
To hold an opinion
“Investors figure that the purchaser will pay a high price for the company.”
Present participle for to calculate or work out (an amount or value) arithmetically
“I figure that a bodybuilder has to eat at least six times a day to grow, which is 42 meals a week.”
Present participle for to come to understand, especially something abstruse
“Often, it's hard to figure what he's saying because he likes talking in riddles.”
Present participle for to have a significant part or role in a situation or process
“Carey is thus confronted with the first of many social dilemmas which are to figure in his life.”
Present participle for to be consistent with expectation
“It would figure that this great hog, this glorified genre gourmand, would want more.”
Present participle for to measure or appraise the value, amount, level or quality of something
Present participle for to predict, prophesy, or tell of future events
Present participle for to consider or give serious or careful thought to
Present participle for to come to a judgment or decision on something
Present participle for to be exceptionally proficient in an activity or subject
Present participle for to make a choice from a range of possibilities
Present participle for to arrive at an answer through logic or arithmetic
Present participle for to take part in
Present participle for to give a representation, or an account of, in art or literature
Present participle for to state a price for goods or a job of work
Present participle for to arrange in tabular form
Present participle for to plan or put together the schedule of an event
Present participle for to amount in number to
Present participle for to appear indistinctly, especially in an exaggerated or threatening form
Present participle for to make a choice, especially for a given job, position or role
Present participle for to perform, especially as an actor in a film or stage show
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