English Phrase of the Day

figure out

Definitions

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figure out
1. v. (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.
2. v. (informal) To calculate.
We'd already figured out that the trip would cost $1,000.
Analysis
figure
1. n. A drawing or diagram conveying information.
2. n. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble
3. n. A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
4. n. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
out
See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on.
1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre.
The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place.
Let's eat out tonight

All we've got to figure out is how many bottles we need.

We've got to look at this very calmly and figure out what to do.

I've been trying to figure out why we ended up next to each other here, in adjacent rooms.

Until I can figure out a way to prolong the length of the day.

There's no way anyone in this theater tonight could possibly figure out the relation of these two melodies.

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