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figure out en · VERB

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Meanings

1. (informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
   • As soon as I figure out what is wrong with my car, I will fix it.
   • This part of the work, however, would of course come under the head of designing, while the object of this book is to teach you how to figure out the patterns whether you understand anything about designing or not. 1915, John Groom King, How to Figure Out and Arrange Pattern Work for Weaving Colored Fabrics: Explained and Illustrated, Together with Other Simple Rules and Calculations Pertaining to Weaving Departments, Washburn Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 34:
   • Bitches, like all con artists and game players, think they are clever and that their prey is stupid. Usually a woman can figure out another woman’s program. A man isn’t as quick on the uptake. 1994, Joella Clain, How to Figure Out a Woman, Cool Hand Communications, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 69:
   • He remembered the money Gordon was keeping for him, and it was easy to figure out the answers. 1953, Walter Farley, The Black Stallion Revolts, Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 202:
   • In a bid to understand the eternal mystery that is woman, Bart goes to the least qualified possible source for advice and counsel: his father, who remarkably seems to have made it to his mid-30s without quite figuring out much of anything. 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2013:
2. (informal) To calculate.
   • We'd already figured out that the trip would cost $1,000.
   • Now after you are through with the plan and are ready to figure out the number of brick, take your estimate sheet and do so, following the dimensions you have set down from the plans. 1910, Arthur W. Joslin, Estimating the Cost of Buildings, With Important Chapters On Estimating the Cost …, David Williams Company, →OCLC, →OL, page 27:

Forms

Deriveds

figure-outable

Relateds

reason out

Translations (55)

nl ontcijferen (come to understand) · pt entender (come to understand) · uk зрозуміти (come to understand) · es intentar determinar (come to understand) · it rendersi conto (come to understand) · id mengerti (come to understand) · fi hoksata (come to understand) · pt desvendar (come to understand) · fi tajuta (come to understand) · ca deduir (come to understand) · es desentrañar (come to understand) · nl er achter komen (come to understand) · ru пости́гнуть (come to understand) · es averiguar (come to understand) · es hallar cómo (come to understand) · da finde ud af (come to understand) · gl darse conta (come to understand) · cmn 弄清楚 (come to understand) · ru пости́чь (come to understand) · uk додуматися (come to understand) · es lograr saber (come to understand) · id menemukan (come to understand) · fr cerner (come to understand) · nl uitvogelen (come to understand) · pt dar-se conta (come to understand) · pt descobrir (come to understand) · pl rozwiązać (come to understand) · hu rájön (come to understand) · it scoprire (come to understand) · gl captar (come to understand) · nb finne ut (come to understand) · uk розібратися (come to understand) · nl doorhebben (come to understand) · ru разобра́ться (come to understand) · el βγάζω νόημα (come to understand) · es captar (come to understand) · fi selvittää (come to understand) · uk збагнути (come to understand) · sv lista ut (come to understand) · id menemukan solusi (come to understand) · he הֵבִין (come to understand) · gl comprender (come to understand) · sv klura ut (come to understand) · it dedurre (come to understand) · ru постига́ть (come to understand) · az baş açmaq (come to understand) · he מצא תשובה (come to understand) · gl adiviñar (come to understand) · pl rozwiązywać (come to understand) · de herausfinden (come to understand) · pl dojść do (come to understand) · pt deduzir (come to understand) · pl dochodzić do (come to understand) · ru разбира́ться (come to understand) · tr açığa çıkarmak (come to understand)